G major

Key, one sharp

G major is a musical key with G as its tonic note, using one sharp (F♯) in its key signature.

It's among the most common keys in Western music, favored for guitar music because of its comfortable fingering: The song is in G major.

The relative minor is E minor.

key

tonic

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scale · diatonic · transposition · modulation · circle of fifths · chord progression · key signature · relative minor · E minor · resolution

character

brightness

Degree of light emitted

radiance · openness · warmth · pastoral · simplicity · innocence · optimism · buoyancy · uplift · cheerfulness

folk

fiddle

Adjust restlessly; folk violin

reel · jig · acoustic · ballad · banjo · traditional · country · square dance · old-time · hoedown

classical

Mozart

Eighteenth-century Austrian composer

  • BachGerman composer surname
  • VivaldiBaroque composer from Venice
  • serenadeOutdoor romantic performance

Haydn · symphony · allegro · andante · orchestration · chamber music · string quartet

Categories
Opposites
mode/tonality

G majorG minor

Key with somber character

tonal center/pitch class

G majorB major

Musical key, five sharps

C major · D major · A major

tonal center

G majorB major

Musical key, five sharps

E major · C minor · F minor

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