Gmaj7 chord on Venezuelan Cuatro

in Standard (A-D-F#-B) tuning · Also known as ADF#B

○○212BGF#B
Gmaj7
Major 7
Notes:G · B · D · F#
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Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBDF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 5 0 01 2 – –B G F# Bmedium
5 4 5 82 1 3 4D F# B Ghard
5 5 0 01 2 – –D G F# Beasy
10 9 8 74 3 2 1G B D F#medium
10 9 12 83 2 4 1G B F# Ghard
10 9 12 122 1 3 4G B F# Bmedium
10 12 12 121 2 3 4G D F# Bmedium
2 5 0 31 3 – 2B G F# Dmedium
x 4 5 8– 1 2 3x F# B Ghard
5 5 5 71 1 1 2D G B F#medium · barre on fret 5
10 9 0 73 2 – 1G B F# F#medium
9 9 8 83 4 1 2F# B D Gmedium
10 9 12 x2 1 3 –G B F# xmedium
10 x 12 121 – 2 3G x F# Bhard
2 4 1 02 3 1 –B F# G Bmedium
x 5 0 0– 1 – –x G F# Beasy

The Gmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for Venezuelan Cuatro 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#

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Other roots

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.