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Gmaj7 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, sophisticated sound. Typical of jazz, bossa nova and soul music. The major seventh adds an ethereal, "floating" quality to the chord.

Guitar

Strings 3–2–0–0–0–2

How to play the Gmaj7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–2–0–0–0–2 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 3 · ring finger
5th string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · index finger

Notation for Gmaj7 chord

Other names: G major 7th, G maj7, G M7, GΔ7

Music theory name: major seventh chord

Common name: G major seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Gmaj7 chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th
F# Major 7th

All Variations

Open
3–2–0–0–0–2
Fret 3
3–5–4–4–3–3
Fret 5
X–5–5–7–7–7
Fret 10
X–10–12–11–12–10

Songs using Gmaj7