Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in B Standard Tuning

G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in B Standard Tuning shows the same g natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned B E A D F# B. The tuning changes where the same pitch classes sit across the fretboard.

Scale notes: G, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F
Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Semitones: 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
Parent scale: Bb major
Tuning: B E A D F# B
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: B1 to B3
24-fret range: B1 to B5

Open strings and root positions

2 of the 6 open strings belong to G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale: string 4 A (2) and string 3 D (5). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 4A2

String 3D5

First root on each string

String 6Fret 8

String 5Fret 3

String 4Fret 10

String 3Fret 5

String 2Fret 1

String 1Fret 8

Low-string pattern

On the lowest B string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11, with the G root at fret 8. On the highest B string, the first G is at fret 8.

Fret 1C4

Fret 3D5

Fret 4Ebb6

Fret 6Fb7

Fret 8G1

Fret 10A2

Fret 11Bbb3

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale on the low B string at frets 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets A on open string 4 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other scale tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 6 through 1 at frets 8, 3, 10, 5, 1, and 8, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.