Practice the G7 Chord: Master Dominant Seven on Guitar

G 7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

G7 is the G dominant seventh chord: G, B, D and F. Take a G major triad, add the F a minor seventh above the root, and you have it.

Of the 20 voicings listed for it, seven use open strings and three need a barre. It is the V7 chord of C major, so it often leads back to C. Soloists can reach for the G Mixolydian scale, since it contains all four chord tones.

Play the chord into your microphone and the page shows which strings ring and which ones are choked.

G dominant 7th guitar chord is also written as G7, Gdom7 or Gdom.

Notes in the G 7 chord:

G B D F

How the Dominant Seventh chord is built:

Formula: 1 3 5 b7

G 7 Chord Interactive Fretboard

Want a structured chord roadmap instead of jumping between pages?
Go to the full guitar chords tutorial.

G 7 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Open

G 7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Let the D string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the B string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the high E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the low E string

Position 2 Barre Movable

G 7 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E, D and high E strings at the same time
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position 3 Movable

G 7 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 8 of the B string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the D string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the A string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the G string

Position 4 Open

G 7 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position 5 Open

G 7 position 5 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the B string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the low E string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the D string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the high E string

Position 6 Open

G 7 position 6 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Let the D string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the high E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the low E string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position 7 Open

G 7 position 7 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the B string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the high E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the low E string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the D string

Position 8 Movable

G 7 position 8 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the D string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the B string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the high E string

Position 9 Open

G 7 position 9 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Let the B string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 10 of the high E string

Position 10 Movable

G 7 position 10 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the high E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the D string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the B string

Position 11 Barre Movable

G 7 position 11 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E, D, B and high E strings at the same time
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string

Position 12 Movable

G 7 position 12 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the B string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the G string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the high E string

Position 13 Movable

G 7 position 13 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the B string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the D string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 14 Movable

G 7 position 14 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the B string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the A string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the G string

Position 15 Open

G 7 position 15 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the D string
  • Let the G string play without pressing any fret
  • Let the B string play without pressing any fret
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the high E string

Position 16 Movable

G 7 position 16 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the low E string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the D string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the B string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 17 Movable

G 7 position 17 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the D string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 3 of the B string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position 18 Barre Movable

G 7 position 18 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the D and B strings at the same time
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the A string

Position 19 Movable

G 7 position 19 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the A string
  • Mute the high E string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the D string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the B string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the low E string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the G string

Position 20 Movable

G 7 position 20 guitar chord diagram

Finger Positions

  • Mute the low E string
  • Mute the A string
  • Place your index finger (1) on the fret 6 of the B string
  • Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the G string
  • Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the high E string
  • Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the D string

download this tutorial in pdf Find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf

Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7 | D 7 | E 7 | F 7 | G 7 | A 7 | B 7 | C#7 | D#7 | F#7 | G#7 | A#7 | Ab7 | Bb7 | Db7 | Eb7 | Gb7

Giancarlo Facoetti, founder of FaChords Guitar

Created by

Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

What notes make up G dominant seventh?

G7 is G, B, D and F. The F is a minor seventh over G, and it is the only note beyond the G major triad.

In which key is G7 the V7 chord?

C major. G is the fifth degree of C major, and the F in the chord is its fourth degree, so G7 leads back to C.

How many G7 voicings are there?

There are 20 voicings, between fret 1 and fret 10. Seven of the voicings use open strings and three are barre voicings.

Which scale goes with G7?

G Mixolydian is G, A, B, C, D, E and F. It has all four chord notes, and it is the C major scale started from G.

What is the tritone inside G7?

B and F are six semitones apart, a tritone. This interval between the major third and the minor seventh is what makes the chord want to resolve.