G Major Seventh Guitar Chord (Gmaj7) Video Tabs

G maj7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The Gmaj7 chord is composed of the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Major Seventh. It's a basic major triad with a Major Seventh added.

Some books show this chord as:

  • G Major Seventh
  • G Major 7
  • Gmaj7

The notes in the Gmaj7 chord are G, B, D, and F#. The video above shows you some ways to play the G maj7 chord on a guitar, sorted from the easiest to the hardest fingerings.

G maj7 chord Notes:

GBDF#

How to create the Major Seventh chord:

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Fingerings for the Gmaj7 guitar chord

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G maj7 position 13 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 7 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 8 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 6 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 9 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 12 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 14 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 17 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 21 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 16 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 11 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 18 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 2 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 3 guitar chord diagram

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G maj7 position 10 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C maj7 | D maj7 | E maj7 | F maj7 | G maj7 | A maj7 | B maj7 | C#maj7 | D#maj7 | F#maj7 | G#maj7 | A#maj7

How to create your own G maj7 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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