Guitar chord · Sevenths
G major 7th chord on guitar
324003 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Gmaj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
Gmaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in G major and IVmaj7 in D major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in E minor and VImaj7 in B minor.
- Notes
- GBDF♯
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) G
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) F♯
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--0---| G|--0---| D|--4---| A|--2---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gmaj7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Gmaj7 on guitar
The open G shape with the high E string moved to the 2nd fret (320002).
You’ll find Gmaj7 in common progressions such as Am7–D7–Gmaj7 (the jazz cadence in G major).
