Have You Met Miss Jones? in G

Richard Rodgers / Lorenz Hart(1937)swing
Do Re MiC D E
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B
G/D

Chord Diagrams — Have You Met Miss Jones? in G (Guitar)

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Have You Met Miss Jones? 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 G# (ascending half step), G# to A (ascending half step), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to B (descending minor third), B to G (descending major third), G to E (descending minor third), 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 A# (descending whole step), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to F# (descending whole step), F# to B (ascending perfect fourth), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to G (ascending minor third). 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 G by unison.

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.

swing2/2 · 26 bars · Form: AB

Chords: GMaj7, G♯dim, Am7, D7, Bm7, G/D, Em7, A7, Dm7, G7, CMaj7, A♯m7, D♯7, G♯Maj7, F♯m7, B7, EMaj7, E7, G6.

Scales for Improvisation G bebop, G bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of G