G major

American  

[jee may-jer] / ˈdʒi ˈmeɪ dʒər /

noun

1. Music. the key that has G as the tonic or first note of its scale and is represented by a key signature having one sharp.

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Example Sentences

I say, “Why don’t we have a G major instead of that B minor” or whatever.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

And that’s why those works are major, and that’s why they’re like a Beethoven symphony, or that Schubert G major piano sonata, because it needs you.

From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Schubert claimed the piece was in G major, but the two central movements are in minor keys, and the outer ones struggle fitfully toward their G major conclusions.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2018

The G major concerto, whose composition Ravel interrupted to write the Left Hand Concerto, is a lighter and more sparkling affair.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2013

Here is the tune "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," written in G major and also in D major.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones