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Steel-string acoustic guitar, seen from above
CHORD GUIDE

G chord on guitar (G major)

The G chord is the notes G, B and D. The usual shape is an open chord: 3 2 0 0 0 3, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with G on the A key: tap it or press A to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitarSee the fingering
The Acoustic guitar in Guitoro
Press A or tap its pad to hear it
Notes
G B D
Frets
3 2 0 0 0 3
Shape
Open chord
Type
major

How to play G

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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G
  1. Your middle finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret.
  3. Your ring finger on the high E string at the 3rd fret.
  4. Let the D, G and B strings ring open.

G up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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G (up the neck)

Play it as 3 5 5 4 3 3, a barre at the 3rd fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 3rd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the A string at the 5th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the D string at the 5th fret.
  4. Your middle finger on the G string at the 4th fret.

Chords that go with G

These share a key with G, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Songs with G

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.