G Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of G Major

👁 Here's an eye opening G major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in G major.

🎸 You'll also find the G major scale on the guitar fretboard.

The G major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E and F^♯. Its relative minor is the E minor scale.

The G major scale has a key signature of 1 sharp, the F^♯.

The key of G major is closely related to the key of C major and the key of D major.

→ go to all major & minor scales

G major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the G major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the G major scale up and down:

• G
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F^♯
• G

G Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the G major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the G major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

Chords in the key of G major
(G major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of G major are: G major, A minor, B minor, C major, D major, E minor and F^♯ diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Popular Songs in the Key of G Major

• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Enter Sandman by Metalicca
• Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
• Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix
• Heart of Gold by Neil Young
• Let Her Cry by Hootie & the Blowfish
• Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes
• Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
• Redemption Song by Bob Marley
• 22 by Taylor Swift
• Let Her Go by Passenger
• You Shook Me All Night Long by AC/DC

Major scale formula

🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

• W-W-H-W-W-W-H

W = Whole step   H = Half step

go to a different major or minor scale:

C majorC^♯ majorD_♭ majorD majorE_♭ majorE majorF majorF^♯ majorG_♭ majorA_♭ majorA majorB_♭ majorB majorC_♭ major

C minor C^♯ minor D_♭ minorD minorD^♯ minorE_♭ minorE minorF minorF^♯ minorG minorG^♯ minorA_♭ minorA minorA^♯ minorB_♭ minorB minor