G major arpeggio for guitar (G)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the G major arpeggio (G): G · B · D.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
G
GBD
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
G
Root
· R
B
Third
· 3
D
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
GFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
G B D
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
G major
The G major arpeggio is made up of: G · B · D.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.