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
FâŻ. 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 (FâŻ).
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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
â¨ď¸ 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 FâŻ
- G
- B
- D
- FâŻ
G Major 7th 1st inversion
notes: B D F⯠G
- B
- D
- FâŻ
- G
G Major 7th 2nd inversion
notes: D F⯠G B
- D
- FâŻ
- G
- B
G Major 7th 3rd inversion
notes: F⯠G B D
- FâŻ
- G
- B
- D
đ¸ 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.
G Major 7th Guitar Chords
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majDâmajDmajDâŻmajEâmajEmajFmajFâŻmajGâmajGâŻmajAâmajAmajAâŻmajBâmajBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min DâminDminD♯minEâminEminFminF♯minGâminGminG♯minAâminAminA♯minBâminBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimEâdimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimBâdimBdimAugmented Chords
Caug C♯aug DâaugDaugD♯augEâaugEaugFaugF♯augGâaugGaugG♯augAâaugAaugA♯augBâaugBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7Eâ7F♯7Aâ7Bâ7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9Eâ9F♯9Aâ9Bâ9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano Samples
The piano samples used for this G Major chord reference are from â Salamander Grand Piano V3 â by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.