G Major Chord Scales Banjo Tabs
Exercises
G Major Chord Scales Banjo Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Intermediate
Check out some diatonic chord scales in the key of G major.
This banjo exercise provides 3 different fingerings for a G major chord scale in three different arrangements: Root Shapes, 1st Inversions, and 2nd Inversions. This exercise technique reinforces fretboard knowledge and banjo technique in each arrangement, improving coordination and speed. Exercises can be practiced from slow to fast and be repeated for specific stretches of the exercises to ensure accuracy.
For more advanced and adventurous banjoists, you can check out the 7th and open voiced chords for new sounds. You need to have a good handle on your fret hand technique. Many of the stretches are very challenging.
Learn how to play G Major Chord Scales on Banjo with this selection of tablatures:
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Root Shapes
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 50 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Learn all the Root shape chords in the key of G major. With this chord shape, the is root note on the Low D string. The Diminished chord shape can be very tough, especially on t...
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1st Inversions
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 50 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Learn all the first inversion chords in the key of G major. The 1st inversion means the root note of the chord is no longer on the lowest string. Instead of being 1 - 3 - 5, the cho...
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2nd Inversions
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 50 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Learn all the 2nd inversion diatonic chord shapes and scale in the key of G. The 2nd inversion chords are voiced 5 - 1 -3. For example the typical G major voicing of G - B - D is voi...
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Diatonic 7th Chords
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Here all of the "7th" banjo chords that naturally occur with the notes from the G major scale. These chords have a "jazzy" sound. Most chords have 3 notes. For example, G major is c...
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Open Voiced Triads
- Difficulty
- Key G
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning gDGBD
Listen. Press play and just listen. Experience the sounds, then seek to understand them. The chords you hear are known as open voiced chords. The chord notes span a much larger rang...