G Major Scale

G major

Notes

G · A · B · C · D · E · F♯

Intervals

  • RootG (1P)
  • Major 2ndA (2M)
  • Major 3rdB (3M)
  • Perfect 4thC (4P)
  • Perfect 5thD (5P)
  • Major 6thE (6M)
  • Major 7thF♯ (7M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯GABCDEBCDEF♯GABGABCDEF♯GDEF♯GABCDABCDEF♯GAEF♯GABCDE
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Modes of G major

Each mode uses the same seven notes as G major, started from a different scale degree.

  1. 1G Ionian — this scale— major 7th (7)
  2. 2A Dorian— natural 6th (♮6)
  3. 3B Phrygian— flat 2nd (♭2)
  4. 4C Lydian— sharp 4th (♯4 / ♯11)
  5. 5D Mixolydian— flat 7th (♭7)
  6. 6E Aeolian— flat 6th (♭6)
  7. 7F♯ Locrian— flat 5th (♭5)

3-Notes-Per-String positions

Seven movable patterns, each covering all 6 strings with 3 consecutive scale tones per string. Root notes are shown in red.

All 7 patterns
Pattern 1open · frets 0–5
EBGDAE35EF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GA
Pattern 2frets 2–7
EBGDAE357F♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GAB
Pattern 3frets 3–8
EBGDAE3579GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABC
Pattern 4frets 5–10
EBGDAE579ABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCD
Pattern 5frets 7–12
EBGDAE791213BCDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDE
Pattern 6frets 8–14
EBGDAE912131415CDEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯
Pattern 7frets 10–15
EBGDAE1213141516DEF♯GABCDEF♯GABCDEF♯G

Quartal voicings

Stacked perfect 4ths across four adjacent strings, sorted nut to heel. Root notes are circled in red.

All voicings
EBGDAE3EADG
E root
EBGDAE3ADGC
A root
EBGDAE35EADG
E root
EBGDAE35F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE35BEAD
B root
EBGDAE57F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE57ADGC
A root
EBGDAE79EADG
E root
EBGDAE79ADGC
A root
EBGDAE79BEAD
B root
EBGDAE912F♯BEA
F# root
EBGDAE912BEAD
B root

Diagrams

G Major Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

G Major Scale — notes G, A, B, C, D, E, F# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
G Major Scale — seven 3-notes-per-string positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Seven 3NPS positions
G Major Scale — quartal voicings shown as chord-box diagrams for all four roots.
Quartal voicings — 3 string sets, sorted nut to heel