G Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Drop D Tuning)

The G Harmonic Minor scale on guitar: 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: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--8--10-----|
B|--5---6-----|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--3---5-----|
A|--3---4-----|
D|--2---3---5-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|-12--13-----|
B|--9--10--12-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--7---8-----|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|--6---8-----|

CAGED - G Shape

E|-13--16-----|
B|-10--12--13-|
G|-10--12--13-|
D|-11--12--14-|
A|-11--13-----|
D|-10--11-----|

CAGED - E Shape

E|--5---7---8-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--3---5-----|
A|--3---4-----|
D|--2---3---5-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---6-----|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--3---5-----|
A|--3---4-----|
D|--2---3---5-|

3NPS - First Position

E|--5---7---8-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--3---5---7-|
A|--4---7---8-|
D|--5---6---8-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`5 5 5 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 5`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x x 3 3 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 8 7 7 x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 8 11 11 10`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 13 12 11 11 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
V	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`0 0 0 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 3 4 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x x x 0 3 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`5 5 0 0 3 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`5 5 0 3 3 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`5 5 4 0 3 2`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 8 8 8`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`0 0 0 2 1 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`0 0 0 2 1 x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 6`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 6`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 10 7 7 7 x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 3 4 3 x x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 12 14 13 11`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x x 8 7 6`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x x 11 11 11`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x x 3 3 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 8 7 7 x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 13 12 11 x x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 4 3 3 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 5`
V	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
V	D	D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 6`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x x x 0 3 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`5 5 4 x x x`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x x 5 7 7 x`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x x 8 0 7 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x x x 7 7 5`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x x 7 7 7 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x x 8 8 10`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VII	F#dim7	F# A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x x x 7 7 5`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x x 7 7 7 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 5 3 4 x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 3 4 3 x x`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
V	D7b9	D F# A C Eb	`x x 7 8 7 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x x 8 7 6`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VI	Ebmaj7#9	Eb G Bb D F#	`x x x 11 11 11`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VII	F#dim7(b9)	F# A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
D|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
G|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|1-----------7---1-----------7---1-----------7---1-----------7---|
G|2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------|
D|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

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

E|2-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------3-------3---4---3---4---7---4---7-------7---------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|5-------------------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|4-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
G|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
D|0---1---4---1---4-------4---------------------------------------|1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
G|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
D|4---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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