G chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:G · B · D

hardbarre on fret 5

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 5 5 0 9 9	1 1 1 – 2 3	G G G D B B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 5 5 0 9	1 1 1 1 – 2	G G G G D B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 5 5 9 0	1 1 1 1 2 –	G G G G B D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 5 9 0 9	1 1 1 2 – 3	G G G B D B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 5 9 5 0	1 1 1 2 1 –	G G G B G D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 5 9 9 0	1 1 1 2 3 –	G G G B B D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 9 5 0 9	1 1 2 1 – 3	G G B G D B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 9 5 5 0	1 1 2 1 1 –	G G B G G D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 9 5 9 0	1 1 2 1 3 –	G G B G B D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 5 9 9 5 0	1 1 2 3 1 –	G G B B G D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 0 9 9	1 2 1 – 3 4	G B G D B B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 5 0 9	1 2 1 1 – 3	G B G G D B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 5 5 0	1 2 1 1 1 –	G B G G G D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 5 9 0	1 2 1 1 3 –	G B G G B D	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 9 0 9	1 2 1 3 – 4	G B G B D B	hard · barre on fret 5
5 9 5 9 5 0	1 2 1 3 1 –	G B G B G D	hard · barre on fret 5

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G chord (Major) is built from the notes G, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Ostrich 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 G chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

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

More G chords

Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C C#D D#E F F#G#A A#B

See G 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 Ostrich D-D-D-D-D-D

What notes make up the G chord?

G is a Major chord built from the notes G, B, D.

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.