Guitar · Major chord

GG Major

  • Key: G Major
  • Easy
  • Popular
  • Open chord

G is the G major chord on guitar, made of the notes G · B · D.

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Other positions

Notes

  • G
  • B
  • D

Structure

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
Sound
Major triad
Bright, stable
Harmonic function
Tonic
The tonal center. It conveys stability and rest.

Harmonic field of G Major

DegreeChordFunction
IGTonic
iiAmSubdominant
iiiBmTonic relative
IVCSubdominant
VDDominant
viEmTonic relative
vii°F#dimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 5.
  2. 2Place your middle finger on fret 3 of string 6.
  3. 3Place your ring finger on fret 3 of string 2.
  4. 4Place your pinky on fret 3 of string 1.
  5. 5Let strings 4, 3 ring open.
  6. 6Strum all the strings.

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