JamEaseG Major Scale – Guitar
The seven-note scale everything else is measured against: do-re-mi on the guitar neck. Here it is in G: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the G major scale
- G1
- A2
- B3
- C4
- D5
- E6
- F♯7
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7. Use it to solo over songs in G major.
Same seven notes as the E natural minor scale (its relative minor).
G major scale on the whole neck
Know the scale?
Now solo with it.
A guitar soloing course: 81 short lessons, each one ends with you jamming over a real backing track.
- From 3 notes to your own solos
- Every note on the neck, with sound and TAB
- 379 backing tracks in every key
The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 1–6
e|-------------------------------2-3-5-| B|-------------------------1-3-5-------| G|-------------------2-4-5-------------| D|-------------2-4-5-------------------| A|-------2-3-5-------------------------| E|-2-3-5-------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 3–9
e|-----------------------------------------3-5-7-8-| B|---------------------------------3-5-7-8---------| G|-------------------------4-5-7-9-----------------| D|-----------------4-5-7-9-------------------------| A|---------3-5-7-9---------------------------------| E|-3-5-7-8-----------------------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 6–11
e|----------------------------------------------7--8--10-| B|-------------------------------------7--8--10----------| G|----------------------------7--9--11-------------------| D|-------------------7--9--10----------------------------| A|----------7--9--10-------------------------------------| E|-7--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 8–13
e|-------------------------------------------------8--10-12-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-12-13----------| G|----------------------------9--11-12----------------------| D|-------------------9--10-12-------------------------------| A|----------9--10-12----------------------------------------| E|-8--10-12-------------------------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 11–16
e|-------------------------------------------------12-14-15-| B|----------------------------------------12-13-15----------| G|----------------------------11-12-14-16-------------------| D|-------------------12-14-16-------------------------------| A|----------12-14-15----------------------------------------| E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------|
G major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Eric Clapton Style Blues Backing Track in G Major (G7) – Backing Tracks Center
Songs in G major
These songs are in G major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Creep – Radiohead
- A Star Is Born - Shallow – Misc Soundtrack
- Good Riddance Time Of Your Life – Green Day
- Knockin On Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
- American Pie – Don McLean
- Father And Son – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley
- 10000 Reasons Bless The Lord – Matt Redman
- Just Give Me A Reason – P!nk
- Jingle Bells – Misc Christmas
- Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
Other scales in G
- G Minor Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- G Natural Minor Scale
- G Dorian Mode
- G Mixolydian Mode
- G Phrygian Mode
- G Lydian Mode
- G Harmonic Minor Scale
- G Melodic Minor Scale
Major Scale in other keys
- C Major Scale
- D♭ Major Scale
- D Major Scale
- E♭ Major Scale
- E Major Scale
- F Major Scale
- F♯ Major Scale
- A♭ Major Scale
- A Major Scale
- B♭ Major Scale
- B Major Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the G major scale?
G, A, B, C, D, E, F#. The formula is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7.
Where do I start playing the G major scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 1–6. The root note G is on the low E string at fret 3.
What is the relative minor of G major?
E minor – it uses the same notes.