G Melodic Minor Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G Melodic 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 E F#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

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

3NPS - Seventh Position

D|--7---8--10-|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--3---5---7-|
D|--5---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	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
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	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
V	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
V	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`
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	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 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	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
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	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 4 2 1 2`

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	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 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	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`0 2 0 3 4`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`0 2 3 3 4`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 2 0 3 4`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x x 0 3 4`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

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

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

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
B|--------------------------------|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

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

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

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|7-------7-------7-----------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|--------------------------------|5-----------------------5-------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|7-----------7-------------------|

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

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

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

D|--------------------------------|7-----------7---------------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|7---------------7---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|7-------7---------------7-------|

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

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

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

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