Key of G

Everything on this site that is rooted on G: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: G major · F#
Notes of G major: G A B C D E F#
Degrees of G major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: E minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of G natural minor: G A Bb C D Eb F
Relative major: Bb major
A fifth above (dominant): D
A fourth above (subdominant): C
Tunings rooted here: Open G
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 3 → E shapes · capo 5 → D shapes · capo 7 → C shapes · capo 10 → A shapes · capo 12 → G shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	G	G B D	G	Gmaj7	Gmaj7
ii	Am	A C E	Am	Am7	Am7
iii	Bm	B D F#	Bm	Bm7	Bm7
IV	C	C E G	C	Cmaj7	Cmaj7
V	D	D F# A	D	D7	D7
vi	Em	E G B	Em	Em7	Em7
vii°	F#dim	F# A C	F#dim	F#m7b5	F#m7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

G B D

Gmaj7

A C E

Am7

iii

B D F#

Bm7

C E G

Cmaj7

D F# A

E G B

Em7

vii°

F#dim

F# A C

F#dim

F#m7b5

Scales and modes on G

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	G major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	G A B C D E F#
Ionian	G ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	G A B C D E F#
Dorian	G dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	G A Bb C D E F
Phrygian	G phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	G Ab Bb C D Eb F
Lydian	G lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	G A B C# D E F#
Mixolydian	G mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	G A B C D E F
Natural minor	G natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	G A Bb C D Eb F
Aeolian	G aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	G A Bb C D Eb F
Locrian	G locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
Harmonic minor	G harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	G A Bb C D Eb F#
Melodic minor (ascending)	G melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	G A Bb C D E F#
Major pentatonic	G major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	G A B D E
Minor pentatonic	G minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	G Bb C D F
Blues scale	G blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	G Bb C Db D F
Phrygian dominant	G phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	G Ab B C D Eb F
Lydian dominant	G lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	G A B C# D E F
Whole tone	G whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	G A B C# D# E#
Diminished (half-whole)	G diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	G Ab Bb B C# D E F
Diminished (whole-half)	G diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	G A Bb C Db Eb E F#
Chromatic	G chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F#

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

G major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

G A B C D E F#

Ionian

G ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

G A B C D E F#

Dorian

G dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

G A Bb C D E F

Phrygian

G phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

G Ab Bb C D Eb F

Lydian

G lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

G A B C# D E F#

Mixolydian

G mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

G A B C D E F

Natural minor

G natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

G A Bb C D Eb F

Aeolian

G aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

G A Bb C D Eb F

Locrian

G locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

G Ab Bb C Db Eb F

Harmonic minor

G harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

G A Bb C D Eb F#

Melodic minor (ascending)

G melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

G A Bb C D E F#

Major pentatonic

G major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

G A B D E

Minor pentatonic

G minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

G Bb C D F

Blues scale

G blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

G Bb C Db D F

Phrygian dominant

G phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

G Ab B C D Eb F

Lydian dominant

G lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

G A B C# D E F

Whole tone

G whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

G A B C# D# E#

Diminished (half-whole)

G diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

G Ab Bb B C# D E F

Diminished (whole-half)

G diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

G A Bb C Db Eb E F#

Chromatic

G chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

G G# A A# B C C# D D# E F F#

Chords on G

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
G	G	1 3 5	G B D	Major
Gm	Gm	1 b3 5	G Bb D	Minor
Gdim	Gdim	1 b3 b5	G Bb Db	Diminished
Gaug	Gaug	1 3 #5	G B D#	Augmented
Gsus2	Gsus2	1 2 5	G A D	Suspended second
Gsus4	Gsus4	1 4 5	G C D	Suspended fourth
Gmaj7	Gmaj7	1 3 5 7	G B D F#	Major seventh
Gm7	Gm7	1 b3 5 b7	G Bb D F	Minor seventh
G7	G7	1 3 5 b7	G B D F	Dominant seventh
Gm7b5	Gm7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	G Bb Db F	Half-diminished seventh
Gdim7	Gdim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	G Bb Db Fb	Diminished seventh
G6	G6	1 3 5 6	G B D E	Sixth
Gm6	Gm6	1 b3 5 6	G Bb D E	Minor sixth
Gadd9	Gadd9	1 9 3 5	G A B D	Added ninth
G9	G9	1 9 3 5 b7	G A B D F	Dominant ninth
Gm9	Gm9	1 9 b3 5 b7	G A Bb D F	Minor ninth
Gmaj9	Gmaj9	1 9 3 5 7	G A B D F#	Major ninth
G11	G11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	G A B C D F	Dominant eleventh
Gm11	Gm11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	G A Bb C D F	Minor eleventh
G13	G13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	G A B D E F	Dominant thirteenth
G7sus4	G7sus4	1 4 5 b7	G C D F	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
G7b5	G7b5	1 3 b5 b7	G B Db F	Dominant seventh flat five
G7#9	G7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	G B D F A#	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

G B D

Major

1 b3 5

G Bb D

Minor

Gdim

1 b3 b5

G Bb Db

Diminished

Gaug

1 3 #5

G B D#

Augmented

Gsus2

1 2 5

G A D

Suspended second

Gsus4

1 4 5

G C D

Suspended fourth

Gmaj7

1 3 5 7

G B D F#

Major seventh

Gm7

1 b3 5 b7

G Bb D F

Minor seventh

1 3 5 b7

G B D F

Dominant seventh

Gm7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

G Bb Db F

Half-diminished seventh

Gdim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

G Bb Db Fb

Diminished seventh

1 3 5 6

G B D E

Sixth

Gm6

1 b3 5 6

G Bb D E

Minor sixth

Gadd9

1 9 3 5

G A B D

Added ninth

1 9 3 5 b7

G A B D F

Dominant ninth

Gm9

1 9 b3 5 b7

G A Bb D F

Minor ninth

Gmaj9

1 9 3 5 7

G A B D F#

Major ninth

G11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

G A B C D F

Dominant eleventh

Gm11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

G A Bb C D F

Minor eleventh

G13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

G A B D E F

Dominant thirteenth

G7sus4

1 4 5 b7

G C D F

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

G7b5

1 3 b5 b7

G B Db F

Dominant seventh flat five

G7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

G B D F A#

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
G major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
G degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

G major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

G degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of Eshares every note with G
ParallelG natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of Da fifth above G; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of Ca fourth above G; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere G sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach G with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleG major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleG natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapG — note mapG major · frets 0–22 · G A B C D E F#
DegreesG — degree mapG major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordG — Major1 3 5 · G B D
ChordGm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · G Bb D F
KeyKey of EE F# G# A B C# D# · E major / C# minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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