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Key of G Major – Jonny’s Lullaby

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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Beginner
01:43:42

G major is the next step after C major, and it’s one of the most common keys in popular music. It introduces your first black key in a scale, so you’ll start getting comfortable moving beyond the white keys. You’ll learn the G major scale in each hand, then play it up the keyboard across multiple octaves. Along the way, Jonny shares his tricks for playing scales smoothly and evenly.

Next, you’ll learn the chords that belong to the key of G and four chord progressions (chord patterns) that show up in countless songs. Then you’ll put it all together with Jonny’s Lullaby, an easy and fun original tune.

Once you’re comfortable, you’ll learn inversions, which are different ways to play the same chord, and use them to make Jonny’s Lullaby sound smoother. Then you’ll play it along with a bass and drums backing track, so it feels like you’re playing in a band. Finally, you’ll learn simple ways to play chords for someone else to sing or play along to.

Course Objectives
  • Play the G major scale with the correct fingering across multiple octaves in each hand
  • Learn the diatonic chords and four of the most common chord progressions in G major
  • Play chords in every inversion and connect them with smooth voice leading
  • Perform Jonny's Lullaby with a full backing track
  • Use three accompaniment grooves to back up a singer or instrumentalist
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Groove
  • Lead Sheets
  • Scales
  • Songs
Featured Reviews

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Great little ditty
Really liked the chord progression!
Carousel to Music Box
This course surprised me with how different the first version of the song sounded compared to the final accompaniment. When I started learning, I thought it sounded more like a carousel than a lullaby, but after learning the accompaniment version of the song, I look forward to practicing this tune in all its variations.
Fun and learned a lot
All good
Another extremely useful course.
In a remarkably short period of time with PWJ I find that I am now equipped to sit down in front of a lead sheet for a pop song and actually make something of it, and even more importantly, I am developing the ability to devise accompaniments sort of on the spot by using the common chord progressions as presented in these lessons. These progressions, incidentally, sound great by themselves, almost like they're an actual song--something one could play as background music. Another extremely useful course at PWJ.
Key of G
I am actually am an intermediate player, but after taking several classes, I decided I wanted to see what I was missing in the beginner classes. So, I’ve taken them from the beginning and I’ve learned things I didn’t know or practice before so it’s been very worthwhile. Great class, again. Thank you.

Course Lessons

1
Key of G Major – Lesson 1
20:07

G Major Scale, Single & 2 Octave, Both Hands

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2
Key of G Major – Lesson 2
15:12

4 Common Chord Progressions

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3
Key of G Major – Lesson 3
21:16

Original Song, Melody, Chords, Groove

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4
Key of G Major – Lesson 4
26:22

Inversions

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5
Key of G Major – Lesson 5
8:22

Play with the Backing Track

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6
Key of G Major – Lesson 6
12:23

Accompaniment

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Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Great little ditty
Really liked the chord progression!
Carousel to Music Box
This course surprised me with how different the first version of the song sounded compared to the final accompaniment. When I started learning, I thought it sounded more like a carousel than a lullaby, but after learning the accompaniment version of the song, I look forward to practicing this tune in all its variations.
Fun and learned a lot
All good
Another extremely useful course.
In a remarkably short period of time with PWJ I find that I am now equipped to sit down in front of a lead sheet for a pop song and actually make something of it, and even more importantly, I am developing the ability to devise accompaniments sort of on the spot by using the common chord progressions as presented in these lessons. These progressions, incidentally, sound great by themselves, almost like they're an actual song--something one could play as background music. Another extremely useful course at PWJ.
Key of G
I am actually am an intermediate player, but after taking several classes, I decided I wanted to see what I was missing in the beginner classes. So, I’ve taken them from the beginning and I’ve learned things I didn’t know or practice before so it’s been very worthwhile. Great class, again. Thank you.
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