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G7 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play G Seventh (Charts)

G7 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as g7 chord, g7 guitar chord and how to play G7.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

G7 chord diagram, Open positionG7 Open position: low E fret 3, A fret 2, D open, G open, B open, high e fret 1.3213 2 0 0 0 1
Open position
3 2 0 0 0 1
G7 chord diagram, Barre (3rd fret, E-string root)G7 Barre (3rd fret, E-string root): low E fret 3, A fret 5, D fret 3, G fret 4, B fret 3, high e fret 3.1323 5 3 4 3 3
Barre (3rd fret, E-string root)
3 5 3 4 3 3
G7 chord diagram, Easy 3-string versionG7 Easy 3-string version: low E muted, A muted, D muted, G open, B open, high e fret 1.×××1x x x 0 0 1
Easy 3-string version
x x x 0 0 1

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play G7 (G seventh) on guitar, play 3 2 0 0 0 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains G, B, D, F. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 0 0 1, which needs 1 fretted note.

G7 chord facts

Chord G7 (G seventh)
Other names Gdom7
Notes G, B, D, F
Intervals G (root), B (major 3rd), D (perfect 5th), F (minor 7th)
Formula 1-3-5-b7
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play G7 on guitar?

The main shape is 3 2 0 0 0 1 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the high e string at fret 1 (F, the minor 7th).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the A string at fret 2 (B, the major 3rd).
  4. Put your ring finger (3) on the low E string at fret 3 (G, the root).
  5. Let the D (D) and G (G) and B (B) strings ring open.
  7. Strum, then pick each string one at a time and fix any string that buzzes or is silent.

What is the easiest way to play G7?

The easier version is x x x 0 0 1 (Easy 3-string version). It keeps the sound of G7 with less effort and no barre.