Ukulele · Low-G (GCEA, linear)

GMG Major

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · Notes D · F♯ · A

How to play it

GM fingering positions

Low-G (GCEA, linear), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G Major guitar chord — M-shape, 5th (x 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — M-shape, 10th (12 11 10 10) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 x 2) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 2nd position (0 2 3 2) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 5th position (0 x 7 5) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 5th position (0 7 7 5) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 10th position (12 11 10 x) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar chord — 12th position (12 14 x 14) fretboard diagram in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

Read it as tab

GM guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G Major guitar tab — M-shape, 5th (x 7 7 5) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — M-shape, 10th (12 11 10 10) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 x 2) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 2nd position (0 2 3 2) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 5th position (0 x 7 5) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 5th position (0 7 7 5) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 10th position (12 11 10 x) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

G Major guitar tab — 12th position (12 14 x 14) in Low-G (GCEA, linear)

Sound

How GM sounds

Consonance

5/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

happybrightresolved

Genres

poprockfolk

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A

Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2

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