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Songs in G Major

37 songs · 60172 BPM · Camelot 9B · Open Key 4d

G Major is one of the most common keys in Bollywood, Punjabi and pop music. Below are the 37songs we've mapped to this key, plus the scale notes, the chords you can play over it, and the Indian classical raga that corresponds to it. Tap any song for its full key, BPM, Camelot and harmonic-mixing breakdown.

The G Major scale

These are the seven notes of the G Major scale:

GABCDEF#

Its relative key is E Minor (same notes) and its parallel key is G Minor — the natural options when you transpose a song into a more vocal-comfortable register.

Chords in G Major

The diatonic chord palette — the chords most songs in this key draw from:

DegreeChordQuality
IGMajor
iiAmMinor
iiiBmMinor
IVCMajor
VDMajor
viEmMinor
vii°F#dimDiminished

All 37 songs in G Major

All Too Well
Taylor Swift · 93 BPM · 9B
Around the World
Daft Punk · 121 BPM · 9B
Beete Lamhein
KK · 162 BPM · 9B
Chaudhvin Ka Chand
Mohammed Rafi · 97 BPM · 9B
Chogada
Darshan Raval · 121 BPM · 9B
Creep
Radiohead · 92 BPM · 9B
Cry
Cigarettes After Sex · 143 BPM · 9B
Desperado
Eagles · 117 BPM · 9B
Feels Like Summer
Childish Gambino · 83 BPM · 9B
Fields of Gold
Sting · 102 BPM · 9B
Iris
The Goo Goo Dolls · 153 BPM · 9B
Just Give Me a Reason
P!nk · 95 BPM · 9B
Kamariya
Darshan Raval · 125 BPM · 9B
Karma Police
Radiohead · 151 BPM · 9B
Kesariya Tera Ishq Hai Piya
Arijit Singh · 98 BPM · 9B
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan · 149 BPM · 9B
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Udit Narayan · 91 BPM · 9B
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Alka Yagnik · 73 BPM · 9B
Let Her Go
Passenger · 74 BPM · 9B
Love on the Brain
Rihanna · 172 BPM · 9B
Lover
Taylor Swift · 68 BPM · 9B
Mast Magan
Arijit Singh · 166 BPM · 9B
Mast Magan (From "2 States)
Arijit Singh · 166 BPM · 9B
New Light
John Mayer · 124 BPM · 9B
O Sanam
Lucky Ali · 98 BPM · 9B
Oh Love
Prateek Kuhad · 88 BPM · 9B
One More Time
Daft Punk · 125 BPM · 9B
Pashmina
Amit Trivedi · 80 BPM · 9B
Phir Le Aya Dil
Arijit Singh · 80 BPM · 9B
Shake It Off
Taylor Swift · 160 BPM · 9B
Summer
Calvin Harris · 128 BPM · 9B
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher · 162 BPM · 9B
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam · 120 BPM · 9B
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Green Day · 105 BPM · 9B
Wildest Dreams
Taylor Swift · 70 BPM · 9B
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd · 60 BPM · 9B
Young Wild & Free
Wiz Khalifa · 95 BPM · 9B

Indian classical: the Kalyan thaat

G Major maps to the Kalyan thaat (Western mode: Lydian). The Lydian mode — raised 4th gives a floating, transcendent quality. Western equivalent: F Lydian starting on F. To sing or practise in this key, set your tonic (Sa) to G.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What notes are in the G Major scale?

The G Major scale contains the notes G, A, B, C, D, E, F#.

What chords are in the key of G Major?

The diatonic chords in G Major are G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim.

How many songs are in G Major?

12NOTEZ lists 37 songs in G Major, with tempos from 60 to 172 BPM.

What is the relative key of G Major?

The relative key of G Major is E Minor — it shares the same seven notes.

What raga maps to G Major?

In Hindustani classical, G Major maps to the Kalyan thaat (Lydian). Set your tonic (Sa) to G.

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