Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning

G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale in E Flat Standard Tuning shows the same g natural minor (aeolian) scale pitch classes across 6 strings tuned Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb. 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: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Strings: 6
Open pitch range: Eb2 to Eb4
24-fret range: Eb2 to Eb6

Open strings and root positions

3 of the 6 open strings belong to G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale: string 6 Eb (b6), string 2 Bb (b3), and string 1 Eb (b6). None of those open-string tones is the G root, so the root must be fretted on every string.

String 6Ebb6

String 2Bbb3

String 1Ebb6

First root on each string

String 6Fret 4

String 5Fret 11

String 4Fret 6

String 3Fret 1

String 2Fret 9

String 1Fret 4

Low-string pattern

On the lowest Eb string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, with the G root at fret 4. On the highest Eb string, the first G is at fret 4.

OpenEbb6

Fret 2Fb7

Fret 4G1

Fret 6A2

Fret 7Bbb3

Fret 9C4

Fret 11D5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Natural Minor (Aeolian) Scale on the low Eb string at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets Eb on open string 6 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 4, 11, 6, 1, 9, and 4, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.