G Melodic Minor (Classical) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G Melodic Minor (Classical) scale on mandolin: 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: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

E|--1---3---5---------|
A|--0---1---3---5---6-|
D|--0---1---3---5-----|
G|--0---2---3---5-----|

4NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

E|--1---3---5---6-|
A|--1---3---5---6-|
D|--1---3---5---7-|
G|--2---3---5---7-|

4NPS - Third Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
II	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
II	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
II	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
II	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 0 1 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x x 1 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`3 0 1 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 4 1 x`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
V	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
V	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
V	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
V	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 1 0`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`15 14 10 12`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 4 3 2`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`5 4 0 2`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 0 1 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x 0 1 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`3 0 1 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 4 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`7 7 9 10`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 3 6`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`5 5 7 6`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 6`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`5 8 7 8`
V	D7	D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 0 5`
V	D7	D F# A C	`5 0 3 2`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 5`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 0 0 x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 0 0 2`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`2 0 1 2`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`12 10 13 12`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`2 0 3 2`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 3 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`2 0 3 0`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 4 7 6`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 2`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 3 2`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 6`
II	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 x`
II	Am	A C E	`5 2 0 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x 2 3 5`
II	Am	A C E	`x 7 3 0`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 0 1 2`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`3 4 5 x`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`x 4 5 6`
III	Bbaug	Bb D F#	`7 8 9 x`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 3 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 2 3 3`
IV	C	C E G	`x 5 3 0`
IV	C	C E G	`5 5 7 x`
V	D	D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
V	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 x`
V	D	D F# A	`x 4 5 5`
V	D	D F# A	`7 4 0 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 1 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 1 3`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 5 1 0`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`3 5 7 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 4 3 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`5 4 0 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 3 5`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 7 3 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x 0 1 2`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 4 1 x`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`x 4 1 3`
I	Gm(maj7)	G Bb D F#	`0 4 5 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 7 10 8`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`2 0 1 x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`3 0 0 x`
III	Bbmaj7#5	Bb D F# A	`3 4 0 x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 5 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 0 2`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`2 2 3 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 3 2`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 4 0 0`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`0 0 0 x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`2 0 1 x`
I	Gm(maj9)	G Bb D F# A	`3 0 0 x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 10 13 12`
III	Bbmaj9#5	Bb D F# A C	`x 0 3 2`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 0 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 2 0 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 0 3 0`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`2 2 3 x`
VI	Em9b5	E G Bb D F#	`x 4 7 6`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 3 x`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 3 3`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

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

E|3-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|3-----------3-----------3-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|

E|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|--------------------------------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

E|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|

E|2-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

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

E|3-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|3-------3-----------3-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|--------------------------------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
A|0-----------0-----------0-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

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

E|3-------3-----------3-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|5---5-----------5-----------5---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|3-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|
A|0---0-----------0-----------0---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|
A|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|2-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

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

E|3---3-----------3-----------3---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|3-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|2-------------------------------|

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