Chords in the key of G major on guitar

The key of G major has seven diatonic chords: G, Am, Bm Bm Bm Bm, C, D, Em Em Em Em and F#°. As sevenths: Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7, Am7 Am7 Am7 Am7, Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7, Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7 Cmaj7, D7 D7 D7 D7, Em7 Em7 Em7 Em7 and F#m7b5. They come from the G major scale, G, A, B, C, D, E and F#, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has G in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in G major on guitar

I · tonic3 2 0 0 0 2

ii · subdominant× 0 2 0 1 0

iii · tonic× 2 0 2 0 2

IV · subdominant× 3 2 0 0 0

V · dominant× × 0 2 1 2

vi · tonic0 2 0 0 0 0

vii° · dominant2 × 2 2 1 ×

Chords in the key of G major on guitar

Seventh chords in G major on guitar

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