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G major scale on guitar

G major has 7 notes: G, A, B, C, D, E, F♯. Also called Ionian.

G major: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGABCDEF♯
Degree1234567
Step2212221

G major on the whole neck

Every G major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

G major scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G2A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A2B2C3D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D3E3F#3G3A3B3C4D4E4G3A3B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B3C4D4E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E4F#4G4A4B4C5D5E5F#5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G major scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1567123456712345671234567123456123456712345671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G major in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a G falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

G major, position 1, frets 0 to 4671234567123456716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 17 notes
    G major, position 2, frets 3 to 7123456712345671236E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 17 notes
      G major, position 3, frets 5 to 9234567123456712346E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 17 notes
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        G major, position 4, frets 8 to 12456712345671234566E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 17 notes
          G major, position 5, frets 10 to 14567123456712345676E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 17 notes

            Triads in G major

            DegreeChordPages
            1GG major arpeggio
            2AmA minor arpeggio
            3BmB minor arpeggio
            4CC major arpeggio
            5DD major arpeggio
            6EmE minor arpeggio
            7F♯dimF♯ diminished arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G major

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gmaj7Gmaj7 arpeggio · Gmaj7 drop 2 · Gmaj7 drop 3 · Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            2Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            3Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            4Cmaj7Cmaj7 arpeggio · Cmaj7 drop 2 · Cmaj7 drop 3 · Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4
            5D7D7 arpeggio · D7 drop 2 · D7 drop 3 · D7 drop 2 and 4
            6Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            7F♯m7♭5F♯m7♭5 arpeggio · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 · F♯m7♭5 drop 3 · F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of G major, starting from another root.

            Major in every key

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