That's All in G

Alan Brandt / Bob Haymes(1952)swing
Do Re MiC D E
A
B
E7♭9♯9♭5♯5
D7sus4
E7♭9♯9♭5♯5

Chord Diagrams — That's All in G (Guitar)

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That's All 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 A (ascending whole step), A to B (ascending whole step), B to D (ascending minor third), D to C (descending whole step), C to E (ascending major third), E to C# (descending minor third), C# to C (descending half step), C to E (ascending major third), E to E (ascending unison), E to D (descending whole step), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to D (descending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to A (descending minor third), A to E (descending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to B (descending minor third), B to D (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 D to G by perfect fourth.

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 · 26 bars · Form: AB

Chords: GMaj7, Am7, Bm7, D7, C9, E7, C♯m7♭5, Cm7, E7♭9♯9♭5♯5, E7♭9, D7♭9, G6, Dm7, G7, CMaj7, A7♭9, Em7, A7, DMaj7, B7♭9, D7sus4.

Scales for Improvisation G bebop, G bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of G