Fly Me To The Moon in G
Fly Me To The Moon in G
G version of Fly Me To The Moon: a cycle-of-fourths progression (vi-ii-V-I) that swings effortlessly. Bebop Major handles the major chords; Mixolydian adds bluesy color over the dominants. Changes: Em7 – Am7 – D7 – GMaj7 – CMaj7 – F#m7b5 – B7b9 – E7b9 – D9 – D7b9 – Gmaj9 – Em9 – Cdim7/c – F#m7 – B7 – D7/f – Bm7b5 – Am7/g – G6 – F9 – F6 – F#6 – G69.
Fly Me To The Moon in 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 E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F# (ascending tritone), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to D (descending whole step), D to D (ascending unison), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to E (descending minor third), E to C (descending major third), C to F# (ascending tritone), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to D (ascending minor third), D to B (descending minor third), B to A (descending whole step), A to G (descending whole step), G to F (descending whole step), F to F (ascending unison), F to F# (ascending half step), F# to G (ascending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. 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 G to E by minor third.
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.