G#/Ab minor

The G sharp minor scale has four sharps (F#, G#, C#, and D#) and it is not common to use it in guitar writing. It is sometimes achieved by playing as in A minor in a guitar tuned down half a step, a practice used in some styles to accommodate singers. The relative minor scale of G sharp minor is B major. The notes that make up the G sharp minor scale are the same ones used for the C# doric mode, D# phrygian, E lydian, F# mixolydian, G# aeolian (or minor), and A# locrian. It should be noted that it's enharmonic scale, A flat flat minor, is not so commonly used as it is impractical for reading and writing.

Below you will find the seven shapes that you can use to play the G sharp minor scale on your guitar. You will also find a table of chords you can use with the G sharp minor scale, together with their harmonic function.

G# minor Pattern I

G# minor Pattern II

G# minor Pattern III

G# minor Pattern IV

G# minor Pattern V

G# minor Pattern VI

G# minor Pattern VII

The following chords can be played when using the G# minor scale.

I	G#m	I7	G#7
ii7b5	A#m7b5	II7	A#7
III	B	III7	B7
iv	C#m	IV	C#	#iv°	D°
V(7)	D#(7)	v	D#m
VI	E	#vi7b5	Fm7b5
VII	F#	vii°7	G°7