Guitar Chord Reference > Basic G Chords

G Major (G)


NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||-----|-----|--4--|-----|-----| 4th finger on 3rd fret.
B ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
G ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
D ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
A ||-----|--2--|-----|-----|-----|
2nd finger on 2nd fret.
E ||-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|
3rd finger on 3rd fret.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <--
Fret number.
 
Note of string When played "open"

Fingering for G is often with fingers 1, 2 and 3, but I have used 2, 3 and 4 here. This makes it much easier to change to C, G7, Am, Am7 etc.


G Minor (Gm)


NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||-----|-----|--1--|-----|-----| 1st finger on 3rd fret.
B ||-----|-----|--1--|-----|-----|
1st finger on 3rd fret.
G ||-----|-----|--1--|-----|-----|
1st finger on 3rd fret.
D ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String not played.
A ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String not played.
E ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String not played.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <--
Fret number.
 
Note of string When played "open"



G Seventh (G7)


NOTE: The smallest string is at the top, the largest at the bottom.
E ||--1--|-----|-----|-----|-----| 1st finger on 1st fret.
B ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
G ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
D ||-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
String played open.
A ||-----|--2--|-----|-----|-----|
2nd finger on 2nd fret.
E ||-----|-----|--3--|-----|-----|
3rd finger on 3rd fret.
\ Nut    1     2     3     4     5 <--
Fret number.
 
Note of string When played "open"



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