# G major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: G
- Notes: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else

## Diatonic chords

- I: [G](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/g)
- ii: [Am](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/a-minor)
- iii: [Bm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/b-minor)
- IV: [C](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c)
- V: [D](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/d)
- vi: [Em](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/e-minor)
- vii°: [F#dim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#f-sharp-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/g-major