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. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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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. Pick the Up the neck shape above 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

The chords of G major: they sit next to Gmaj7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

Songs with Gmaj7

Gymnopédie No. 1 (Satie)

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