G7 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

○○○1GGBF
G7
Dominant 7
Notes:G · B · D · F
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GGGBDF
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 3– – – 1G G B Feasy
0 4 6 0– 1 2 –G B F Dmedium
0 7 6 9– 2 1 3G D F Bmedium
7 10 8 91 4 2 3D F G Bmedium
0 10 8 9– 3 1 2G F G Bmedium
0 10 0 9– 2 – 1G F B Beasy
0 10 0 0– 1 – –G F B Deasy
0 4 3 3– 3 1 2G B D Feasy
4 0 6 01 – 2 –B G F Dmedium
7 0 6 92 – 1 3D G F Bmedium
10 7 8 94 1 2 3F D G Bmedium
10 0 8 93 – 1 2F G G Bmedium
10 0 0 92 – – 1F G B Beasy
10 0 0 01 – – –F G B Deasy
4 0 3 33 – 1 2B G D Feasy
0 4 6 5– 1 3 2G B F Gmedium

The G7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes G, B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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 G7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
57D
♭710F

More G chords

Other roots

See G7 in another tuning

What notes make up the G7 chord?

G7 is a Dominant 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.