Key of G Practice Tracks
This page is for Practice Tracks with a Tonal Center of G. There are three sections below: first for Major, the second for Minor, and a third for Blues-based tracks which are flexible enough to use either or both. Above each video are the vital statistics for the track - what you need to know in order to play along with/over it. For tips and ideas for using these, please see the general introductory page /practice-tracks.
Practice Tracks in G Major
Title & Comments: Tanpura. This is a melodic Tonal Center used in Carnatic music. In western terms it uses the Root and the 5th of a Key (aka. tonal center). Is it Major? Is it Minor? Neither! which means we can practice using either one. Cool huh?
Author: Ravi Jyapu
Meter & Tempo: n/a (there is a Carnatic rhythm structure here, but it does not translate to a simple time signature. Just play along!)
Key: G any
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: any G major or minor. Or simply the open strings of the guitar or uke.
Chord: G any
Title & Comments: "Ionian" is another word for "Major." The chill tempo makes this one comfortable to play along with.
Author: Better Backing Tracks
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 82bpm
Key: G Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: G major. G pentatonic major. Or simply the open strings of the guitar.
Chords: G C D Em
Title & Comments: G Pop. Should be a new genre just for guitarists!
Author: Alexis Da Rosa.
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 95bpm
Key: G Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: G major. G pentatonic major. Or simply the open strings of the guitar.
Chords: G C D Em
Title & Comments: "Ionian" is another word for "Major." This simple, seesawing chord progression is great for learning to improvise
Author: Quist!
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 90bpm
Key: G Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: G major. G pentatonic major. Or simply the open strings of the guitar.
Chords: G & C = I & IV
Title & Comments: Knockin' On Heaven's Door.
Author: Bob Dylan. Youtube by Instrumental Music
Meter & Tempo: 4/4 about 71bpm
Key: G Major
Scales, Pitch vocabulary: G major. G pentatonic major. Or simply the open strings of the guitar.
Chords: G Am C D = I ii IV V