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How to Play the G Major Scale on Guitar

G Major Scale Overview

G Major Scale Notes & Degrees

G (Tonic) - A (Supertonic) - B (Mediant) - C (Subdominant) - D (Dominant) - E (Submediant) - F# (Leading Tone)

Intervals

W-W-H-W-W-W-H, or in semitones, 2-2-1-2-2-2-1

Formula with Chords

I (G) - ii (Am) - iii (Bm) - IV (C) - V (D) - vi (Em) - vii° (F#dim)

Famous Songs That Use the G Major Scale

  • 'Sweet Home Alabama' by Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • 'Wagon Wheel' by Darius Rucker
  • 'Brown Eyed Girl' by Van Morrison
  • 'Ring of Fire' by Johnny Cash
  • 'Bad Moon Rising' by Creedence Clearwater Revival

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