G Major Chord Playalong Practice

Here's the latest playalong video!
Teach yourself how to read music notation, follow the beat, and practice G major chord.
Exercises like this also help build strength in your fingers because they force you to hold a chord while strumming.
Good luck!

Here's the chord chart for G major (the chord used in this video).

We call this chord G "major" because of the notes that are used in this chord. 

Let me break that down. In general, chord come from the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale. 

The notes in G chord are G, B, and D. These notes come from the G major scale

G A B C D E F# G

We would not call the chord G minor because the notes in the G minor scale are different

G A B♭ C D E F G

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If you finished practicing G major, review these other chords!