The notes making up the chord of G Major are ... what??

This is worked out in exactly the same way as C but this time you build your chord from the tonic note G.? See if you can work it out using the simple 1, 5, 8 rule.?

The tonic note G is the first G up from middle C and you count this note as 1.? The fifth note up from G is B and the eighth note up is D.? Are you getting the hang of it??? The notes making up the G Major chord are GBD

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Tab for G major:

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Using your chord chart again you can see that the notes starting from the 6th string are GBDGBG.? Again you can strum the whole 6 strings but this chord is not as easy as it first appears because, unless you have big hands, you will have trouble spanning the fret board.? I sometimes play this with finger 2 on 6th string, 1 on 5th string and 4 on 1st string.? Some players bend their thumb round onto the 6th string.? It can be tricky because it often comes after the C chord and involves considerable adjustment to the hands.? The correct fingering is 3 on the 6th string, 2 on the 5th string and 4 on the 1st string.? This makes progression to the C chord easier.?? But as this is supposed to be fun let's cheat a bit.? You can play the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st stings or you could play the 6th, 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd.? Or if you really want it easy you could just play the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings open.? All three of these variations are legitimate G Major chords because they have the notes GBD included.?? Just remember to leave out any notes not included in the chord.? Play around comparing the various options and find something you like.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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