G2

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Setting Score 1 Score 2 Bulma makes plans to use Goku and his Dragon Ball.
Tonality	D Minor
Length	0:31
BGM Data
Catalog Number	K-16
Composition	Shunsuke Kikuchi
Debut and Release
Debut Year	1986
First Appears	Dragon Ball Episode 1
Debut Release	Ongakushū (1986 vinyl) Daizenshuu (1994 CD)
BGM Suite	Sexy Gal Bulma

G2 is the official catalogue number of a piece of background music (BGM) composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi for the Dragon Ball anime in 1986. The piece debuted in Dragon Ball Episode 1 which was broadcast on 26 February 1986.

Overview

The full composition is part d of the suite entitled "Sexy Gal Bulma", which is track #04 on both the Ongakushū record and disc #2 of the Daizenshuu.

G2 [...] was used in the sense of the group being in the middle of their journey and unsure of what to do next.
— Dragon Ball & Dragon Ball Z Daizenshuu (2:4d)

G2 is given the title "Bulma's Trickery" on The Suburbs of kenisu's Magicant, the most common source for fan titles of Kikuchi's compositions. The piece was assigned the Kanzenshuu catalogue number of K-16 based on its placement in the series.

Form and Analysis

G2 consists of 13 bars in a moderate 4 (around 100 beats per minute).

Part	Bars	Details
A1	4	bassoon melody; two 2-bar phrases, both i-preV-V with v˚5 resolving to i
B	4	two 2-bar phrases (i); flute pickup; clarinet melody; ends on arpeggiated V+ on piano
A2	4	A is repeated exactly, including the flute pickup leading to the end instead of B
End	1	flute pickup leads to V+ instead of i as it does in B; final chord falls on 2

The chords of B fall on the 2nd beats of its first and third bars; the chord also falls on the 2nd beat in the final bar.

Markings for synthesized instrumentation in the score are approximate and mostly notated on the keyboard line. The bassoon/glock phrases in Part A end on the bare-bones dominant but this is always followed by a percussive E♭ (boing or boingless) on the final beat of the phrase, resolving a semitone downward to the tonic (i). This is marked in the score by way of shorthand (v˚).

Usage and Variations

For further information, see Dragon Ball Music.

Below is a table of every instance where G2 is used in Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

Durations are approximate and do not necessarily include the fade times normally included in the full track's duration.

Scene	Length and Variations	Setting
Dragon Ball Episode 1 After telling Goku that she just needs to borrow his Dragon Ball, Bulma thinks to herself that he will make a perfect bodyguard, then tells him they are going on an adventure.	0:10: Ends with the flute pickup to B (including the downbeat).
Dragon Ball Episode 9 Bulma buys capsules in a village being terrorized by the Rabbit Gang.	0:33: Full track. Slowed down by about 4 BPM and pitched a half-step flat to C♯ Minor.
Dragon Ball Episode 19 Goku, Kuririn, and Muten Rōshi sleep the night before the 21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai begins.	0:12: Begins with A2 and plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Episode 32 The Ox Demon King's new village is wrecked.	0:10: After the first 3 bars, skips to the final chord (on the downbeat).
Dragon Ball Episode 43 Goku is wandering around West City, wondering how to get money, when he comes upon an odd crowd of people.	0:19: After the 3rd bar of B, skips to the final chord (on the downbeat).
Dragon Ball Episode 48 Bulma, Goku, and Kuririn search for a Dragon Ball deep in the ocean.	0:31: Full track.
Dragon Ball Episode 48 The Turtle Hermit waits in his bathroom after using Bulma's shrinking device, waiting for an opportunity to spy on Lunch.	0:14: After the downbeat of bar 6 (the 2nd bar of B), skips to the final chord.
Dragon Ball Episode 57 Goku searches for a Dragon Ball and Arale tries to help. Meanwhile, General Blue sneaks into Senbe's house.	0:31: The final bar of A1 is omitted.
Dragon Ball Episode 82 Goku sleeps at Tanmen's house after being defeated by Tenshinhan and Chiaotzu.	0:18: The final chord replaces the 4th beat of bar 7 (the 3rd bar of B).
Dragon Ball Episode 84 While Goku, Muten Rōshi, Yamcha, Pu'er, Oolong, and Umigame sleep at the 22nd Tenka'ichi Budōkai hotel, Kuririn sneaks out to train.	0:34: The flute pickup at the end of A2 leads back into the consequent (2nd) phrase of B. After the end of B, the final chord falls on the next downbeat.
Dragon Ball Episode 130 Mister Popo makes a Goku doll to assist in his training.	0:25: After the antecedent (1st) phrase of A2, the final chord falls on the next downbeat.
Dragon Ball Episode 131 Tenshinhan, Chiaotzu, Yamcha, and Kuririn gather around a campfire as they search for Karin Tower.	0:29: Skips from the downbeat of bar 6 to the 2nd beat of bar 7 (2nd to 3rd bars of B), then plays to the end.
Dragon Ball Z Episode 9 Goku takes a nap on the Serpent Road; then Gohan is awoken by a scorpion.	0:24: The first beat of bar 10 (2nd bar of A2) is followed by the final chord.