Welcome to day 5 of this free 10 day Ukulele course where we're learning a new chord and we're changing key!
This lesson is all about the key of G. This means that songs in the key of G use the chords G, D, Em and C major for the majority of the song.
Day 5 chords - The Key of G
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Song 1 - Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison
Main chord progression |D |C |G |D |
Brown Eyed Girl chord sheet link
Strumming pattern
The pattern used here is the most common strumming pattern EVER - useful when we want to play 100s of songs!
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Song 2 - Knockin' On Heavens Door by Bob Dylan
Knockin' On Heavens Door free chord sheet link
Key of G has the same chords as the key of E Minor
Key of G is also the same as the key of E minor, they are the relative major and minor and have the same chords.
Key of E minor example
|Em |C |G |D |
Other songs with the same chords
These songs are all in the key of G or the key of E mino
'Four Chord' Songs