Scale degrees · G major

The 4 of G is C

The 4 (four) of G is C: a perfect fourth above the root.

How to find it

Count letters first, the root included: G, A, B, C. A 4th lands on C.

Then the sound: a perfect fourth is 5 semitones above G, which is exactly where C is — no sharp or flat needed.

Where you meet it

The 4 sits a half step above the major 3rd. In a sus chord it takes the 3rd's place; an octave up it is the 11.

In Gsus4:

G · C · D

The 4 in every key

Key	The 4
C	F
G	C
D	G
A	D
E	A
B	E
F♯	B
D♭	G♭
A♭	D♭
E♭	A♭
B♭	E♭
F	B♭

Every degree of G