What are the diatonic chords of G# Minor Six Pentatonic?

The diatonic chords of G# Minor Six Pentatonic are built by harmonizing each degree of the scale in thirds. The scale degrees are 1 ♭3 4 5 6 and the intervals are 3H-W-W-W-3H. The triads are: C# major, G# minor, C# (1-3-♭7), C# suspended second, F (1-♭5-♭7).

What is scale harmonization?

Scale harmonization is the process of building chords from each degree of a scale by stacking thirds. Each note of the scale becomes the root of a chord, producing a set of diatonic chords (triads and seventh chords) that naturally belong to that key.

What is Practice Mode in the Scale Harmonizer?

Practice Mode is an interactive study tool that cycles through all diatonic chords with a synchronized fretboard visualization (switch between scale and arpeggio view), adjustable tempo (40–240 BPM), and audio playback. It includes ii-V-I progressions and secondary dominant exercises — the fretboard automatically shows the contextually correct scale for each chord (e.g., Dorian for the ii, Mixolydian for the V7).

G# minor six pentatonic chords

All cavaquinho chords for the G# minor six pentatonic scale

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Chord Voicings

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G♯ minor six pentatonic scale diatonic chords

IC♯ major

IIA♭ minor

IIIC♯ (1-3-♭7)

IVC♯ sus2

VF (1-♭5-♭7)

G♯ minor six pentatonic scale seventh chords

IC♯ 7

IIB (1-2-3-6)

IIIC♯ (1-2-3-♭7)

IVE♭ (1-2-4-♭7)

VF m7♭5

G# minor six pentatonic — Cavaquinho scale

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G# minor six pentatonic scale — chords and intervals

Diatonic chords: C# major, G# minor, C# (1-3-♭7), C# suspended second, F (1-♭5-♭7).

Intervals: 3H-W-W-W-3H.

Use the interactive harmonizer above to explore triads, seventh chords, and chord voicings for composing with the G# minor six pentatonic scale on Cavaquinho.