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G7 G dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 3 + E7 How to play G7 Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the low E string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the high E string. Let ring open: D string, G string, B string. ‹ G7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 320001 3 2 1 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 320001 3 2 1 E B G D A E
320001 · G7 shape
G7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 353433 1 3 2 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 353433 1 3 2 E B G D A E
353433 · E7 shape
G7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 320031 3 2 4 1 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 320031 3 2 4 1 E B G D A E
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G7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 3x0001 3 1 E A D G B E G7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 3x0001 3 1 E B G D A E 3x0001
G7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 323001 3 2 4 1 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 323001 3 2 4 1 E B G D A E
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G7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 323033 4 2 1 3 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 323033 4 2 1 3 E B G D A E
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G7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 323003 2 1 3 4 E A D G B E
G7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 323003 2 1 3 4 E B G D A E
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G7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets xx5767 5fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E G7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets xx5767 5fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E xx5767 · D7 shape
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Chords that go with G7 The other chords of C major, the key where G7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.
C I C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Dm ii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em iii Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F IV F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. G V G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am vi Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as G7.
3 fret E7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. E7 shape 5 fret D7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3. D7 shape 7 fret C7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, open. C7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the G7 chord G dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: G (1), B (3), D (5), F (♭7). 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.
G7 belongs to C major (V7), A minor (VII7), C minor (V7).
