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G minor hexatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G, A, Bb, C, D at frets 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10

A string: A, Bb, C, D, F#, G, A at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12

D string: D, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

G string: G, A, Bb, C, D, F#, G at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12

B string: C, D, F#, G, A, Bb at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11

High E string: F#, G, A, Bb, C, D at frets 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10

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G minor hexatonic

The minor hexatonic is a six note scale: root, 2nd, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It is harmonic minor with the flat 6th omitted, keeping the dramatic leading tone while removing the scale's most dissonant rub. The result is a clean minor sound with a strong pull home, handy over minor and minor-major 7th chords alike.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I

A

II

B♭

bIII

C

IV

D

V

F♯

VII

minor hexatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Hear G minor hexatonic as harmonic minor minus the flat 6th: the drama of the leading tone (F#) without the augmented-2nd gap.
  • Over a minor-major 7th chord, arpeggiate root, bIII (Bb), V, VII and use the 2nd (A) and 4th (C) as connecting steps.
  • End phrases VII up to G; with no b6 (Eb) in the way, the resolution sounds clean rather than exotic.
  • Use it when natural minor feels too soft and harmonic minor too Spanish; six notes split the difference.

How to play G minor hexatonic on guitar

Open G is the root, with open A and open D also in the scale, so three ringing strings support anything fretted above them. Root on the open G string takes no finger, which lets the picking hand hold it while the left hand moves. Two more roots wait at the 3rd fret on the low E and the 5th on the D. Shapes anchored down there quit at fret 7, which means the second box waits above. One sharp.

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