Gmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj7

Major 7

Notes:G · B · D · F#

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 2 0 0 0 2	3 1 – – – 2	G B D G B F#	easy
3 2 4 4 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G B F# B x x	medium
3 5 4 4 3 3	1 4 2 3 1 1	G D F# B D G	medium · barre on fret 3
x 5 4 0 0 x	– 2 1 – – –	x D F# G B x	easy
7 5 0 0 7 7	2 1 – – 3 4	B D D G F# B	medium
7 9 9 7 8 7	1 3 4 1 2 1	B F# B D G B	medium · barre on fret 7
x x 9 11 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	x x B F# G D	medium
x 10 9 11 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x G B F# x x	medium
x 10 12 11 12 10	– 1 3 2 4 1	x G D F# B D	medium · barre on fret 10
3 2 0 0 3 2	3 1 – – 4 2	G B D G D F#	medium
3 2 4 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	G B F# x x x	medium
3 5 4 4 3 x	1 4 2 3 1 –	G D F# B D x	medium · barre on fret 3
7 5 4 0 0 7	3 2 1 – – 4	B D F# G B B	medium
x 5 5 0 7 7	– 1 2 – 3 4	x D G G F# B	medium
x x 9 11 8 7	– – 3 4 2 1	x x B F# G B	hard
x 10 9 11 8 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x G B F# G x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Gmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes G, B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung) 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
5	7	D
7	11	F#

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Gmaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

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.