At Last in G

Mack Gordon / Harry Warren(1942)swing
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F♯7♭9♯5

Chord Diagrams — At Last in G (Guitar)

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At Last in G

Key of G

G major is the singer-songwriter's key. The open G, B, and D strings spell out the full G major triad with zero fretting. Add the open high E for a Gadd6 shimmer. Nearly every diatonic chord (Em, Am, C, D) has a comfortable open voicing. G is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open G, B, and D strings form a complete G major triad without fretting a single note, and the open low E adds a rich 6th color. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G to E (descending minor third), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to A (descending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to B (descending minor third), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to C (descending major third), C to D (ascending whole step), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C# (ascending tritone), C# to F# (ascending perfect fourth), F# to A (ascending minor third), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to B (descending minor third), B to A (descending whole step). The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from A to G by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

G major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, G Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 27 bars · Form: AB

Chords: G, Em, Am7, D9, Am, D7, Bm7, Em7, Cm6, D7♭9, GMaj7, C♯m7♭5, F♯7♭9♯5, A7, DMaj7, B7, A7♭9.

Scales for Improvisation G bebop, G bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of G