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G major scale

The eight notes, fingering for both hands and the key signature.

The short answer

The notes of the G major scale are G, A, B, C, D, E and F sharp, and then G again at the top.

On the keys

Keyboard with the G major scale marked: G, A, B, C, D, E and F sharpGABCDEGF♯

Yellow is the starting note, and the same note again an octave up.

On the staff

Treble and bass staves showing the G major scale, one octave: G, A, B, C, D, E and F sharpGABCDEF♯G

One octave of G major, with the key signature at the start of each staff. G major has one sharp in its key signature: F sharp. The right hand reads the treble clef; the left plays the same notes two octaves lower, on the bass clef.

Fingering

One octave going up. The thumb is 1 and the little finger is 5. Coming down, play the same fingers in reverse order.

HandGABCDEF♯G
Right12312345
Left54321321

Key signature

G major has one sharp in its key signature: F sharp.

Keep going

I chord: G major

G, B and D.

IV chord: C major

C, E and G.

V chord: D major

D, F sharp and A.

E minor scale

The relative minor: the same seven notes and the same key signature, starting on E.

G minor scale

Same starting note, a different mood: the third, sixth and seventh notes drop a semitone.

Questions

How many sharps does the G major scale have?

G major has one sharp in its key signature: F sharp.

What is the fingering for the G major scale?

For one octave going up, the right hand uses 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 and the left hand uses 5 4 3 2 1 3 2 1.

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