Gmaj7 chord on guitar

Gmaj7 is the G major 7 chord. Its notes are G, B, D and F♯. An open, reflective color. The major seventh sits a semitone below the root.

How to play Gmaj7

Open shape

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Barre chord

fret 3, E shape

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Barre chord

fret 10, A shape

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Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Gmaj7

G1
B3
D5
F♯7

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
Also written: Gmaj7, GM7, GΔ7
Chord type: Major 7

Keys that use Gmaj7

Gmaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in G major and the IVmaj7 chord in D major. That makes it a natural fit in songs written in those keys.

Gmaj7 notes across the neck

Every G, B, D and F♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, G. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other G chords

G Gm G7 Gmaj7 Gm7 G5 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 G6 Gm6 Gaug Gdim Gdim7 Gm7♭5 G9 Gmaj9 Gm9 Gmmaj7 G7♭5 G7♯5 G7♭9 G7♯9

Other major 7 chords

Cmaj7 C♯maj7 Dmaj7 E♭maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F♯maj7 Gmaj7 A♭maj7 Amaj7 B♭maj7 Bmaj7

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