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

The G Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: G A Bb C D E F#

Notes coming down: G F Eb D C Bb A

Tuning: Drop D Guitar (D A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

E|--1---3---5-|
B|--3---4-----|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--3---5---7-|
A|--5---6-----|
D|--8--10-----|

CAGED - A Shape

E|--6---8-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--8--10-----|
A|--9--10--12-|
D|-12--14-----|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

E|-10--12-----|
B|-11--13-----|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|-12--14-----|
A|-12--13--15-|
D|-14--16--17-|

Coming down

E|-10--11-----|
B|-11--13-----|
G|-10--12--14-|
D|-12--13-----|
A|-12--13--15-|
D|-15--17-----|

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

E|--1---3---5-|
B|--3---4-----|
G|--3---5-----|
D|--3---5---7-|
A|--5---6-----|
D|--7---8--10-|

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

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	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 5`
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	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
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	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 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	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 5`
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	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 0`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 3`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
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	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`4 0 2 2 5 5`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 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	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 9 8 6`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 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	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 3`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`2 1 0 0 3 2`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`2 1 0 3 3 2`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`2 1 2 0 3 2`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x x 2 0 3 2`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x 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	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
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	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
IV	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
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	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 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	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
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	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 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	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 x x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 x x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
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	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 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	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`2 1 4 x x x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`2 5 4 x x x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 7 4 0 x x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 7 4 7 x x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
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---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------3---3---7-------|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|
G|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|
D|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|
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 – Am – Bbaug – C – D – Edim – F#dim

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

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

E|2---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|9-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|8-------------------7-------7---8---7---8---10--8---10------10--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|7---9---10--9---10------10--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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