CHORD GUIDE

Gmaj7 chord on guitar (G major seventh)

The Gmaj7 chord is the notes G, B, D and F#. The usual shape is an open chord: 3 2 0 0 0 2, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with Gmaj7 on the R key: tap it or press R to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitar See the fingering

Press R or tap its pad to hear it

Notes: G B D F#
Frets: 3 2 0 0 0 2
Shape: Open chord
Type: major seventh

How to play Gmaj7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

Gmaj7

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

Gmaj7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

Gmaj7 (up the neck)

Play it as 3 x 4 4 3 x, a closed shape. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

Your index finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret.
Your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret.
Your little finger on the G string at the 4th fret.
Your middle finger on the B string at the 3rd fret.
Don't play the A and high E strings: start your strum on the low E string.

Chords that go with Gmaj7

These share a key with Gmaj7, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Bm
Em
F#
G
D
Bm7
Em7
F#7
Dmaj7
A
F#m
E
Bsus4
Bsus2

Songs with Gmaj7

Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie)

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