G Minor Pentatonic Scale

Construction

Fifth degree of the major pentatonic scale. This Minor Pentatonic scale is constructed by starting with the root note of G and following a the sequence of steps: W+H W W W+H W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
GG#ABbBCC#DD#EFF#GW+HWWW+HW

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended FourthC7sus, G7sus
7th Suspended SecondC7sus2
Added 9thBbadd9
MajorBb
Major 2ndBb2
Major 6thBbM6
MinorGm
Minor 7thGm7
Minor Added 11thGmadd11
PowerchordF5, C5, Bb5, G5
Six-NineBb6/9
Suspended FourthFsus, Csus, Gsus
Suspended SecondFsus2, Csus2, Bbsus2

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Triads Charts
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G Minor Pentatonic Triads
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G Minor Pentatonic Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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