G Major Chord (Gmaj) & G Major 7th Chord on Piano

A piano keyboard reference for the G Major chord, abbreviated as Gmaj or GM.

The G Major triad consists of the notes G, B and D. The 2 inversions to the G Major triad are B D G and D G B.

The G Major 7th chord, abbreviated as Gmaj7 or GM7, has the notes G, B, D and F♯. The 3 inversions to the G Major 7th chord are B D F♯ G, D F♯ G B and F♯ G B D.

In the root position, the G Major chord has the G as the root, the B as the major third and the D as the perfect fifth. With the G Major 7th chord there's the addition of F♯ as the major seventh.

arpeggiate chords

G Major chord

notes: G B D

G
B
D

G Major 1st inversion

notes: B D G

B
D
G

G Major 2nd inversion

notes: D G B

D
G
B

G Major 7th chord

notes: G B D F♯

G
B
D
F^♯

G Major 7th 1st inversion

notes: B D F♯ G

B
D
F^♯
G

G Major 7th 2nd inversion

notes: D F♯ G B

D
F^♯
G
B

G Major 7th 3rd inversion

notes: F♯ G B D

F^♯
G
B
D

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

lookup a different chord:

Major Chords

Cmaj Dmaj Emaj Fmaj Amaj Bmaj C^♯maj D^♯maj F^♯maj G^♯maj A^♯maj

Minor Chords

Cmin Dmin Emin Fmin Gmin Amin Bmin C^♯min D^♯min F^♯min G^♯min A^♯min

Diminished Chords

Cdim Ddim Edim Fdim Gdim Adim Bdim C^♯dim D^♯dim F^♯dim G^♯dim A^♯dim

Augmented Chords

Caug Daug Eaug Faug Gaug Aaug Baug C^♯aug D^♯aug F^♯aug G^♯aug A^♯aug

Dominant Chords

C7 D7 E7 F7 G7 A7 B7 C^♯7 E_♭7 F^♯7 A_♭7 B_♭7

Suspended Chords

Csus Dsus Esus Fsus Gsus Asus Bsus C^♯sus D^♯sus F^♯sus G^♯sus A^♯sus

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piano samples

The piano samples used here are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.