G Natural Minor scale — Position 4

Fret 8 position · Standard tuning

The natural minor scale. Dark, melancholic sound.

8frEADGBe
Root (G)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

GAA#CDD#F

All 5 positions

G Natural Minor scale position 4 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 4 of the G Natural Minor scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 8 position. The notes available in this position are G, A, A#, C, D, D#, F. Root notes (G) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The G Natural Minor scale has 7 notes with intervals 0–2–3–5–7–8–10 semitones.

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