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

The G#/Ab Harmonic Minor scale on guitar (G sharp / A flat harmonic minor): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: G# A# B C# D# E G

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

E|--9--11-----|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--4---5-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

CAGED - A Shape

E|-13--14-----|
B|-10--11--13-|
G|--9--11-----|
D|--8---9-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|--7---9-----|

CAGED - G Shape

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

CAGED - E Shape

E|--6---8---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--4---5-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

CAGED - D Shape

E|--8---9--11-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6-----|
A|--4---5-----|
D|--3---4---6-|

3NPS - First Position

E|--6---8---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6---8-|
A|--5---8---9-|
D|--6---7---9-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 6 4 4 4`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x 2 1 0 0 x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x 2 1 0 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x x 4 4 3`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x 9 8 8 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x x 1 3 4 3`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
V	D#	D# G A#	`1 1 1 3 4 3`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 0`
VI	E	E G# B	`2 2 2 1 0 x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x x 5 3 2 3`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 4 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`6 6 5 0 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`6 6 5 0 0 4`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x x 1 3 4 3`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x x 1 3 2 3`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`1 1 1 3 2 3`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`1 1 1 3 2 x`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 7`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 6 3 4 3`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 6 8 8 6`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 11 8 8 8 x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x x 1 3 2 3`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 4 x x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 9 8 7`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 13 12 11`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x 2 1 0 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x x 4 4 3`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x 9 8 8 x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x 1 0 0 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 9 9 9`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x x x 8 8 6`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x x 13 12 11 x`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 7`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 4 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`6 6 5 x x x`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x 6 8 8 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x x 5 3 4 x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x x x 8 8 6`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 9 9 11`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 5 3 4 x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x x 8 8 6`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 4 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 9 8 7`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: G#m – A#dim – Baug – C#m – D# – E – Gdim

E|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|4---4---8-------4---4---8-------4---4---8-------4---4---8-------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---0-----------2---|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|1---2-----------1---2-----------1---2-----------1---2-----------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: G#m – A#dim – Baug – C#m – D# – E – Gdim

E|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4-------------------------------------------5-------5---8---5---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------------------------------------------------------0-------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---3---1---3-------3---|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|1---1---2---1---2-------2---------------------------------------|6-------------------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---|
A|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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