Guitar scale
G Major (Ionian) Guitar Scale
G major is a seven-note major scale built from G, A, B, C, D, E, and F#. It is common in guitar-friendly keys and open-position chord progressions.
- Notes
- GABCDEF#
- Formula
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Semitones
- 0 2 4 5 7 9 11
- Parent scale
- G major
- Also called
- G Ionian
How to read this scale
The notes are shown as pitch classes first. Square markers represent G root notes in the fretboard view, while circular markers represent the other notes in the scale.
Use the interactive fretboard to connect the G roots with the F# leading tones across the neck.
This same note pattern is also commonly called G Ionian.
Fretboard diagram
Open this scale in the fretboard tool
Start with G Major (Ionian) loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboardCommon chords and contexts
- Use G major over G major, Gmaj7, and straightforward major-key progressions.
- It is also the parent scale for the seven major-scale modes that share the same notes.