Gmaj7 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○3142GBF#GD
Gmaj7
Major 7
Notes:G · B · D · F#
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Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBDF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 2 4 0 23 1 4 – 2G B F# G Dmedium
3 2 4 4 22 1 3 4 1G B F# B Dmedium · barre on fret 2
3 5 4 4 x1 4 2 3 –G D F# B xmedium
x x 5 4 6– – 2 1 3x x G B F#medium
7 5 5 0 64 1 2 – 3B D G G F#medium
x 10 9 7 6– 4 3 2 1x G B D F#hard
x 10 9 11 7– 3 2 4 1x G B F# Ghard
x 10 9 11 11– 2 1 3 4x G B F# Bmedium
x 10 12 11 11– 1 4 2 3x G D F# Bmedium
3 2 4 0 x2 1 3 – –G B F# G xmedium
3 2 4 4 x2 1 3 4 –G B F# B xmedium
3 x 4 4 x1 – 2 3 –G x F# B xeasy
x 5 5 4 6– 2 3 1 4x D G B F#medium
7 5 0 0 63 1 – – 2B D D G F#medium
x x 9 0 6– – 2 – 1x x B G F#medium
7 9 9 7 71 2 3 1 1B F# B D Gmedium · barre on fret 7

The Gmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Gmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
57D
711F#

More G chords

Other roots

See Gmaj7 in another tuning

What notes make up the Gmaj7 chord?

Gmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes G, B, D, F#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.