G7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#
in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning
G7
Dominant 7
Notes:G · B · D · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
G7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 4 3 4 0 4 | – 2 1 3 – 4 | x G B F F D | medium | |
| x 4 3 4 2 x | – 3 2 4 1 – | x G B F G x | medium | |
| x 4 3 4 x x | – 2 1 3 – – | x G B F x x | easy | |
| x 4 6 4 6 4 | – 1 2 1 3 1 | x G D F B D | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| x x x 6 6 7 | – – – 1 2 3 | x x x G B F | easy | |
| x x 11 10 9 7 | – – 4 3 2 1 | x x G B D F | hard | |
| 11 8 9 10 0 x | 4 1 2 3 – – | G B F B F x | medium | |
| 11 11 9 10 9 9 | 3 4 1 2 1 1 | G D F B D G | medium · barre on fret 9 | |
| 11 11 11 10 0 x | 2 3 4 1 – – | G D G B F x | medium | |
| x 4 3 1 0 1 | – 4 3 1 – 2 | x G B D F B | medium | |
| x 2 3 4 2 4 | – 1 2 3 1 4 | x F B F G D | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 4 3 4 x 4 | – 2 1 3 – 4 | x G B F x D | hard | |
| x 4 6 4 6 x | – 1 2 1 3 – | x G D F B x | medium · barre on fret 4 | |
| 6 8 6 6 6 7 | 1 3 1 1 1 2 | D B D G B F | medium · barre on fret 6 | |
| 11 11 x 10 0 7 | 3 4 – 2 – 1 | G D x B F F | hard | |
| 11 8 11 10 0 x | 3 1 4 2 – – | G B G B F x | medium |
The G7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes G, B, D, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | G |
| 3 | 4 | B |
| 5 | 7 | D |
| ♭7 | 10 | F |
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.