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Guitar chord

GG major

  • G1
  • B3
  • D5
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12
Easy with capo
3 + E

How to play G

  1. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the low E string.
  2. Index finger (1): 2th fret of the A string.
  3. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  4. Let ring open: D string, G string, B string.
  1. G chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 320003213EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets 320003213EBGDAE

    320003 · G shape

  2. G chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3200332134EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3200332134EBGDAE

    320033 · G shape (4 fingers) shape

  3. G chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 3554331342EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 3554331342EBGDAE

    355433 · E shape

  4. G chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 32000x32EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets 32000x32EBGDAE

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  5. G chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 32003x213EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets 32003x213EBGDAE

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  6. G chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x000334EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x000334EBGDAE

    3x0003

  7. G chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3204032143EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3204032143EBGDAE

    320403

  8. G chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3x000x3EADGBE
    G chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 3x000x3EBGDAE

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Chords that go with G

The other chords of G major, the key where G is home (I). Songs in this key move between them.

Easier with a capo

Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as G.

  • 3fretEStrings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open, open.E shape
  • 5fretDStrings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2.D shape
  • 7fretCStrings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open.C shape

Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the G chord

G major is built from 3 notes: G (1), B (3), D (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

G belongs to C major (V), G major (I), D major (IV), A minor (VII), E minor (III).

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