G Harmonic Minor Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G Harmonic Minor scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: G A Bb C D Eb F#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|--0---7-----|
B|--0---1---4-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--1---3---4-|
G|--4---5---7-|

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---8-----|
B|--1---4---5-|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--3---4---7-|
G|--5---7---8-|

3NPS - Seventh Position

D|--7---8--10-|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--4---7---8-|
G|--7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 0 3 3 4`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 4 3 3 0`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 3 3 4`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x x 3 4`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
V	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
V	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 4`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 0 0 3 4`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 0 3 3 4`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x 0 0 3 4`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 0 2 3 4`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 4 2 3 0`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 4 2 3 4`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 4 2 3 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 4`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 4 2 1 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 0 2 x x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 0 2 3 4`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 4 2 3 0`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 4 2 3 4`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x x 3 1 0`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 3 1 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`0 1 0 3 4`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`0 1 3 3 4`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x 1 0 3 4`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bbaug – Cm – D – Eb – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
B|--------------------------------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|2-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bbaug – Cm – D – Eb – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
B|--------------------------------|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|2-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bbaug – Cm – D – Eb – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|1-------1-------1-----------1---|
B|--------------------------------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|8-----------------------8-------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|10----------10------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|8-----------------------8-------|
D|0-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|7-----------7-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bbaug – Cm – D – Eb – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|1-----------1---------------1---|
B|--------------------------------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|10------10--------------10------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|7-------7---------------7-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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