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G7 Chord on Guitar

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Open. The F note on the 1st string gives the seventh.

G7 is a dominant seventh chord: a major chord with a flat seventh added, which makes it want to move on. The open shape uses 3 fingers on 6 strings.

How to play G7, finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on string 1 at the 1st fret.
  2. Put your middle finger on string 5 at the 2nd fret.
  3. Put your ring finger on string 6 at the 3rd fret.
  4. Strum all six strings.

More ways to play G7

3fr1321
E-shape barre from fret 3
3241
Open near the nut
213
Open, fret 2 near the nut
3fr132
Open, fret 3 from fret 3
4fr2134
Movable, fret 4 from fret 4
5fr1324
Movable, fret 5 from fret 5
8fr3241
Movable, fret 8 from fret 8
10fr134
Barre, fret 10 from fret 10

Notes in G7

NoteIntervalRole
G1root
B3major third
D5fifth
F♭7flat seventh

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7

Questions about G7

What notes are in G7?

G, B, D and F. Those are the 1, 3, 5, ♭7 of the chord, counted from G.

Which strings do I strum for G7?

All six strings.

What chord does G7 lead to?

Most often C. G7 is the five chord of C, so it pulls strongly back to C.

Often played with G7

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