G Major Chord (Gmaj) & G Major 7th (Gmaj7) on Piano & Guitar
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.
The intervals of the
G Major chord
are the
root (G) ,
major third (B)
and
perfect fifth (D). With the
G Major 7th chord, there's an additional
major seventh (F♯).
🎸 You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
G Major and G Major7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
The G Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:
G Major Chord on Piano
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
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
🎸 G Major Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the G Major chord and the G Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
