Major familyI in G major
G major chord
GG major
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- G1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- B3
- 4
- ♭5
- D5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- G Root
- B Major 3rd
- D Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is a G major chord?
G is built from 3 notes: G (the root), B (the 3), D (the 5). Bright, stable and resolved: the home chord of a major key.
- Notes
- G · B · D
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5
- Also written
- Gmaj · GM · GΔ
- Found in
- I in G major · V in C major · IV in D major · VI in B minor
Neighbours
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