G run

{{Short description|Bluegrass guitar cadence}}

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File:G run in G simple.png

In bluegrass and other music, the G run (G-run), or Flatt run (presumably after Lester Flatt), is a stereotypical ending used as a basis for improvisation on the guitar. It is the most popular run in bluegrass, the second being "Shave and a Haircut".

The best known version, above, is a slight elaboration of the simplest form, below.

\relative c' {

\time 4/4

\key g \major

g4 [a8~ (ais8~)] [(b8) d8~ (e8) (d8)] | g4 r4 4 r4

}