3 2 0 0 0 1
G7
Notes: G · B · D · F
Triads
Suspended
Sevenths
Extensions
Common shapes (5)
3 5 3 4 3 3
x x 5 7 6 7
x 10 9 10 8 x
x 10 12 10 12 10
Other shapes (35)
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3 2 3 0 0 x
3 2 3 0 0 3
3 5 3 0 0 x
x 10 0 10 0 x
3 2 0 0 3 1
3 2 3 0 0 1
3 2 3 0 3 x
3 5 3 0 0 3
3 2 0 4 0 1
x 10 0 10 0 10
3 2 3 4 0 x
3 5 3 4 0 x
About G7
The notes of G7 are G (root), B (major third), D (perfect fifth) and F (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – b7. It is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh, which gives it the characteristic tension of blues and jazz.
On guitar, G7 has 5 common shapes: the G, E, D, C and A shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 35 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.