Gmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj7

Major 7

Notes:G · B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 4 2 2	– – 1 2 1 1	x G D B D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 2 4 6 3	– – 1 3 4 2	x x D B F# G	hard
x x 7 4 6 3	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G B F# G	hard
7 4 6 4 6 x	4 1 2 1 3 –	G B F# B F# x	medium · barre on fret 4
7 0 6 7 6 7	2 – 1 3 1 4	G G F# D F# B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 7 7 11 7 7	1 1 1 2 1 1	G D G F# G B	hard · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 11 11 10	– – 2 3 4 1	x G B F# B D	medium
x 0 11 11 11 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x G B F# B x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 0 2 4 6 2	– – 1 2 3 1	x G D B F# F#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 6 4 2 3	– – 4 3 1 2	x x F# B D G	hard
x x 6 4 6 3	– – 3 2 4 1	x x F# B F# G	medium
7 4 6 4 7 x	3 1 2 1 4 –	G B F# B G x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 7 6 7	– – 1 2 1 3	x G F# D F# B	easy · barre on fret 6
7 7 7 11 11 7	1 1 1 2 3 1	G D G F# B B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 0 x 11 11 10	2 – – 3 4 1	B G x F# B D	hard
11 0 11 11 11 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	B G B F# B 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 – Open C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.