G7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
G4 · B4 · D5 · F5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
F3 · B3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the G7 chord
Other names: G dominant 7th, Gdom7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: G seven chord
Notes and intervals in the G7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| G | Root |
| B | Major 3rd |
| D | Perfect 5th |
| F | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
B4 · D5 · F5 · G5
2nd inversion
D5 · F5 · G5 · B5