G Major Chord

Lesson 27
Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : May, 2025

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G MAJOR CHORD
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From AC/DC and Led Zeppelin to Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, this G major chord is very useful. The more I think about it, the above artists have a lot in common!


G Major Chord

  • E (6th) string (Low) = second (2nd) finger, third (3rd) fret
  • A (5th) string = first (1st) finger, second (2nd) fret
  • D (4th) string = open
  • G (3rd) string = open
  • B (2nd) string = open
  • E (1st) string (High) = third (3rd) finger, third (3rd) fret



PLAY

Play #1



Play #2

|: G / / / | A / / / :|



Play #3

|: G / / / | D / / / :|



Play #4

|: G / / / | C / / / :|



Play #5

|: G / / / | Em / / / :|



Play #6

|: G / / / | C / D / :|



Play #7

|: G / / / | C / D / :|



Play #8

|: G / / / | C / D / :|



Play #9

|: G / Em / | C / D / :|



Play #10

|: G / Em / | C / D / :|



Play #11

|: G / Em / | C / D / :|



Play #12

|: G / Em / | C / D / :|



Play #13

|: G / / / | Am / / / :|



JAM!

JAM #1

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Review: What We Know!

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  • G Major Chord

  • PREVIOUS:
  • D Major Chord
  • A Major Chord
  • F & Fmaj7 Chords
  • C Major Chord
  • Barre Chords
  • Power Chords
  • Flats and Sharps
  • Natural Notes on the Low E String
  • Notes on the Low E String
  • Single-String Picking
  • Eighth Notes
  • Am Chord
  • Changing Chords - E and Am
  • Am7 Chord
  • Changing Chords - E7 and Am7
  • E7 Chord
  • E Chord
  • Em Chord
  • Em7 Chord
  • Tuning and Tuners
  • Your first open chord - Em11
  • Quarter Notes
  • Half Notes
  • Whole Notes
  • Downstroke
  • Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
  • Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
  • Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
  • Playing in time
  • Let's build upon this! Fantastic!

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