Gmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

Gmaj7

Major 7

Notes:G · B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Gmaj7 shapes as text

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

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 Em 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 Em E-B-E-G-B-E 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.