The key of G minor on ukulele
G A B♭ C D E♭ F — and everything inside it.
The key of G minor on ukulele: the scale, the chord on every degree, the seventh chords and the pentatonics — drawn above, each a tap away. The row of chips over the ukulele is the key’s chords; the dropdown switches it to seventh chords or pentatonics, the shape menu draws a chord as one grip at a time, and a tap on any note finds the chords that hold it. For the why, read chords in a key, the minor scale.
The notes of G minor
G minor is G A B♭ C D E♭ F: the minor scale on G, seven notes, labeled 1 to 7 on the ukulele above. The scale on its own, in every position, is on its page.
The chords in G minor
The triad on each degree, stacked from the key’s own notes; the numeral’s case is the chord’s quality. The explorer above draws the six you can rest on.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Gm | G B♭ D |
| ii° | A° — passed through, not rested on | A C E♭ |
| III | B♭ | B♭ D F |
| iv | Cm | C E♭ G |
| v | Dm | D F A |
| VI | E♭ | E♭ G B♭ |
| VII | F | F A C |
The seventh chords in G minor
One more third on each — the row on “Tetrads” above.
| Degree | Chord | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i7 | Gm7 | G B♭ D F |
| iiø7 | Am7♭5 — passed through, not rested on | A C E♭ G |
| IIImaj7 | B♭maj7 | B♭ D F A |
| iv7 | Cm7 | C E♭ G B♭ |
| v7 | Dm7 | D F A C |
| VImaj7 | E♭maj7 | E♭ G B♭ D |
| VII7 | F7 | F A C E♭ |
The pentatonics in G minor
The five-note scale on each degree that fits inside the key — major where the degree’s chord is major, minor where it is minor. The row on “Pentatonics” above.
| Degree | Scale | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| i | Gm pent | G B♭ C D F |
| ii | Am pent — not in the key | A C D E G |
| III | B♭ pent | B♭ C D F G |
| iv | Cm pent | C E♭ F G B♭ |
| v | Dm pent | D F G A C |
| VI | E♭ pent | E♭ F G B♭ C |
| VII | F pent | F G A C D |
The same notes from another home
Relative major: B♭ major. Parallel major, the same root with different notes: G major.