The Key of G major
G major is G – A – B – C – D – E – F♯.
Why this key
G major is arguably the guitar's home key. G, C, D, Em and Am are all open shapes, the low E and A strings ring under most of them, and the single sharp (F♯) sits under a finger you already have down. Folk, country and a great deal of rock live here for no deeper reason than that the instrument makes it easy.
Every chord in G major
Seven chords, built on each note of the scale in turn.
| Numeral | Chord | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| I | G | major |
| ii | Am | minor |
| iii | Bm | minor |
| IV | C | major |
| V | D | major |
| vi | Em | minor |
| vii° | F#dim | dim |
The scale, on the neck
G major — G A B C D E F♯.
G Major (Ionian)
the plain major scaleNotesGABCDEF♯
Chord-Scale Reference §2 / §7.5
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