The G Major Chord
The G major chord is constructed from the G major scale. Using the major chord formula on the following G major scale, it can be seen that the G chord contains the notes G, B and D.
G Major Scale
G Major
Play the three notes of the G chord with the first, third, and fifth fingers of your right hand, individually, and then together as shown in the following example.
Once you are confident you know the G chord, practice changing between G and C as shown here.
Class Sessions
1- Basic Chords, Rhythms and Sounds
2- Alternating Octaves
3- Blues Scales in E
4- The Blues Scale
5- The Minor Pentatonic Scale
6- Minor Keys
7- Using Ties
8- How to Transpose
9- Chord Construction
10- Scale Tone Chords
11- More New Chords
12- Turnaround Progressions
13- Combining Major and Minor Chords
14- Minor Chords
15- New Chords and Keys, Transposing, Pentatonic and Blues Scale Riffs
16- Using Keyboard Voices
17- INTRODUCTION
18- The Major Chord
19- Creating a Part
20- The 12 Bar Blues
21- Chord Inversions
22- Eighth Note Rhythms
23- A Major Scale
24- The C Major Chord
25- New Chords in the Key of G
26- Slash Chords
27- Intervals
28- Riffs
29- D Minor Chord Inversions
30- C Major Chord Inversions
31- The Chromatic Scale
32- A Minor Chord Inversions
33- E Minor Chord Inversions
34- D Major Chord Inversions
35- Chord Diagrams
36- G Major Chord Inversions
37- B Diminished Chord Inversions
38- Interval Names
39- B Minor Chord Inversions
40- The G Major Chord
41- F Major Chord Inversions
42- F<span class="symbolA">#</span> Diminished Chord Inversions
43- The F Major Chord