Gmaj7 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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GMA7, GMAJ7, GM7

Tuning

Standard Tuning

X
 
 
 
X
 
3
4
5
6
7
1342
 
D
B
F♯
 
G

Learn to play the G major seventh chord. Study and memorize the attached images.

X
 
 
 
 
X
10
11
12
13
14
1324
 
B
F♯
D
G
 

An alternate fingering of the G major seventh chord.

 
 
O
O
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
132
F♯
D
G
D
B
 

This is an open Gmaj7/B chord.

 
O
O
O
X
 
1
2
3
4
5
32
F♯
B
G
D
 
G

This voicing for Gmaj7 omits the fifth string.

 
 
O
X
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
132
F♯
D
G
 
B
 

This Gmaj7 chord is played in first inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
8
9
10
11
12
2413
D
G
F♯
B
 
 

This four string voicing for Gmaj7 is played in first inversion.

 
 
 
 
 
X
10
11
12
13
14
13241
D
B
F♯
D
G
 

This Gmaj7 voicing utilizes a common, movable major seventh chord shape.

 
 
 
 
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
4321
F♯
D
B
G
 
 

This is a piano style voicing for Gmaj7.

 
 
 
 
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
1444
B
F♯
D
G
 
 

This voicing for Gmaj7 is played on the four highest strings.

X
 
 
 
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
2134
 
F♯
D
G
 
B

This Gmaj7 chord is played in first inversion.

 
O
O
O
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
2
F♯
B
G
D
 
 

This is a Gmaj7 chord played in second inversion.

 
O
O
 
 
X
3
4
5
6
7
321
G
B
G
F♯
D
 

This Gmaj7 chord is played in second inversion.

 
O
O
O
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
123
F♯
B
G
D
B
F♯

This Gmaj7 chord is played in third inversion.

X
X
O
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
113
 
 
G
F♯
B
F♯

This Gmaj7 chord is played in third inversion. The fifth (D) is omitted from the chord.

X
 
 
 
X
 
8
9
10
11
12
3241
 
G
F♯
B
 
D

This Gmaj7 chord is played in second inversion.

X
 
 
 
X
 
12
13
14
15
16
3111
 
B
G
D
 
F♯

This Gmaj7 chord is played in third inversion.

 
O
O
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
3241
F♯
B
G
F♯
B
G

This is one possible way to play an "open" Gmaj7 chord.

X
 
 
 
 
X
5
6
7
8
9
1134
 
F♯
D
G
D
 

This Gmaj7 chord is played in second inversion.

 
 
 
 
X
X
8
9
10
11
12
2413
D
G
F♯
B
 
 

This is a rather unique sounding major seventh voicing.

 
O
O
O
 
 
1
2
3
4
5
321
F♯
B
G
D
B
G

This is an "open" Gmaj7 chord.