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G minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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G minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G

I

B♭

bIII

C

IV

D

V

F♯

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (F) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a G minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular G minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play G minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Open G is the root and open D a perfect fifth above it, so a root-fifth pedal is there for free. Box 1 starts at fret 3. Roots also sit at fret 10 on the A and fret 8 on the B, which means the box can be answered an octave up without a full shift. Position work moves up from fret 7, and a root on the D string at fret 5 bridges the two.

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