G Major Guitar Scale

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Notes in the G Major Guitar Scale

How to play the G Major guitar scale

The G Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the G Major guitar scale?

The notes in the G Major scale are:

G A B C D E F# G

There are 7 notes in the scale with no flats and 1 sharp.

What are the intervals in the G Major Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the G Major guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The G Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at G Major on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

Full guitar fretboard for G Major scale

G Major Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the G Major covered in this page:

  • The G Major Scale is a major scale.

  • The definition of the G Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

  • The notes in the G Major guitar scale are: G A B C D E F# G

  • The interval formula for the G Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

  • The note intervals in the G Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

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