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G Major Pentatonic Scale – Guitar
The bright, sweet-sounding pentatonic: country, pop and classic rock solos over major-key songs. 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 pentatonic scale
- G1
- A2
- B3
- D5
- E6
Formula: 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in G major.
Same five notes as the E minor pentatonic scale – the shapes are identical, only the home note changes.
G major pentatonic scale on the whole neck
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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 2–5
e|---------------------3-5-| B|-----------------3-5-----| G|-------------2-4---------| D|---------2-5-------------| A|-----2-5-----------------| E|-3-5---------------------|
Box 2 · frets 4–8
e|---------------------5-7-| B|-----------------5-8-----| G|-------------4-7---------| D|---------5-7-------------| A|-----5-7-----------------| E|-5-7---------------------|
Box 3 · frets 7–10
e|-------------------------------7--10-| B|-------------------------8--10-------| G|-------------------7--9--------------| D|-------------7--9--------------------| A|-------7--10-------------------------| E|-7--10-------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 9–12
e|-------------------------------10-12-| B|-------------------------10-12-------| G|-------------------9--12-------------| D|-------------9--12-------------------| A|-------10-12-------------------------| E|-10-12-------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 12–15
e|-------------------------------12-15-| B|-------------------------12-15-------| G|-------------------12-14-------------| D|-------------12-14-------------------| A|-------12-14-------------------------| E|-12-15-------------------------------|
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 Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- G Major 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 Pentatonic Scale in other keys
- C Major Pentatonic Scale
- D♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- D Major Pentatonic Scale
- E♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- E Major Pentatonic Scale
- F Major Pentatonic Scale
- F♯ Major Pentatonic Scale
- A♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- A Major Pentatonic Scale
- B♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
- B Major Pentatonic Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the G major pentatonic scale?
G, A, B, D, E. The formula is 1 2 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the G major pentatonic scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 2–5. 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.