G Major

G Major

G Major

In the illustrations below you will find the G Major scale compared to the scale of G Major Pentatonic. You will notice that the scale of G major consists of 7 notes and the G major Pentatonic scale has only 5. The Pentatonic major scale uses the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th notes of the major scale.

The numbers in each circle below are the recommended fingering for each scale. Work your way from the Low E String to the High E string this would be ascending. Then work your way back up from the high to the Low E string, called descending.

Key of G major notes and chords:

G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F# diminished

Listen to the G major scale played from low G to high G. The A note on the high E string was not used.

Listen clean

Listen to the G major pentatonic scale played from low G to high G. The A note on the high E string was not used.

Drum Track

Play this fingering pattern too with audio included. Listen clean The numbers in each circle are the fingers.

	Always tune your guitar.
	Practice the G major arpeggio exercise.
	Practice the 4 basic fingering types.
	G major scale exercise.
	Practice the G major progressions.
	Check out this Em D Am progression and lead.

Good luck,

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