Major & minor
G major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is E natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of G major.
- Notes
- GABCDEF♯
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the G major scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------5-7-8-| B|-------------------------5-7-8-------| G|-------------------4-5-7-------------| D|-------------4-5-7-------------------| A|-------3-5-7-------------------------| E|-3-5-7-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–8
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-2-3-| E|-----0-2---------| C|-0-2-------------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the G major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
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