Open G Guitar Scales
Open G tuning on guitar is D, G, D, G, B, D, from the 6th string to the first.
Guitar · 6-string (Open G), tuned low to high: D, G, D, G, B, D. 24 frets.
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 5 G (flat 7), fret 7 A (root), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 12 D (4), fret 14 E (5), fret 17 G (flat 7), fret 19 A (root), fret 22 C (flat 3), fret 24 D (4).
- G string: fret 0 G (flat 7), fret 2 A (root), fret 5 C (flat 3), fret 7 D (4), fret 9 E (5), fret 12 G (flat 7), fret 14 A (root), fret 17 C (flat 3), fret 19 D (4), fret 21 E (5), fret 24 G (flat 7).
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 5 G (flat 7), fret 7 A (root), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 12 D (4), fret 14 E (5), fret 17 G (flat 7), fret 19 A (root), fret 22 C (flat 3), fret 24 D (4).
- G string: fret 0 G (flat 7), fret 2 A (root), fret 5 C (flat 3), fret 7 D (4), fret 9 E (5), fret 12 G (flat 7), fret 14 A (root), fret 17 C (flat 3), fret 19 D (4), fret 21 E (5), fret 24 G (flat 7).
- B string: fret 1 C (flat 3), fret 3 D (4), fret 5 E (5), fret 8 G (flat 7), fret 10 A (root), fret 13 C (flat 3), fret 15 D (4), fret 17 E (5), fret 20 G (flat 7), fret 22 A (root).
- D string: fret 0 D (4), fret 2 E (5), fret 5 G (flat 7), fret 7 A (root), fret 10 C (flat 3), fret 12 D (4), fret 14 E (5), fret 17 G (flat 7), fret 19 A (root), fret 22 C (flat 3), fret 24 D (4).
Above: the A minor pentatonic drawn on a guitar in Open G tuning. Every note is placed and named for this tuning, not transposed from a standard-tuning diagram — so the note names are the ones you actually play.
Why players use it
Open G sounds a G major chord open. Widely used in blues and slide, and famously in rock rhythm playing — often with the low string removed entirely so the open strings are exactly the chord.
Open strings
D, G, D, G, B, D — sixth string to first.
Scales in Open G
Each link opens the interactive fretboard with that scale and this tuning already applied. You can change key, hear any note, and export a printable PDF from there.
| Scale | Key |
|---|---|
| Minor Pentatonic | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Major Pentatonic | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Minor Blues | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Natural Minor | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Major | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Dorian | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Phrygian | A · E · D · G · C · B |
| Mixolydian | A · E · D · G · C · B |