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G Guitar Chords

51 chord types built on G, from the plain triad through to the extended and altered shapes — 605 playable voicings in total, every one with its fingering marked.

69% of the G shapes here (417 of 605) let at least one string ring open, so a lot of them sound fuller than the barre versions and are easier to hold. As a key centre, G is the I chord; it also turns up as the IV of C and the V of D.

The five you will reach for first

The five shapes every player meets first: the plain major and minor triads, the power chord, and the two triads that alter the fifth. Between them these 5 chords account for 103 of the 605 G shapes on this site.

Jump to: G · Gm · G5 · Gaug · Gdim

G

GBD
24 shapes · open & play
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1

G turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of G major, V of C major, IV of D major, VI of B minor, III of E minor, VII of A minor.

Progressions that actually use it: I – V – vi – IV (G major), I – vi – IV – V (G major), I – IV – V (G major), I – IV – iv – I (G major).

Fret and finger numbers for G
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
3 2 0 0 0 32 1 – – – 3
3 2 0 0 3 32 1 – – 3 4
3 2 0 0 0 X2 1 – – – –
3 2 0 4 0 32 1 – 4 – 3
3 X 0 0 0 X1 – – – – –
3 5 0 0 0 31 3 – – – 2
3 5 0 4 0 31 4 – 3 – 2
3 5 5 0 0 31 3 4 – – 2
3 5 5 4 3 31 3 4 2 1 1
X X 5 4 3 3– – 3 2 1 1
X X 5 4 3 X– – 3 2 1 –
X X 5 7 0 7– – 1 3 – 4
X 10 0 0 0 7– 4 – – – 1
X 10 9 7 8 7– 4 3 1 2 1
X 10 9 0 8 10– 3 2 – 1 4
X 10 9 0 0 10– 2 1 – – 3
X 10 0 0 0 X– 1 – – – –
X 10 0 0 0 10– 1 – – – 2
X 10 0 12 0 10– 1 – 3 – 2
X 10 12 0 0 10– 1 3 – – 2
X 10 12 12 0 10– 1 3 4 – 2
X X X 0 0 10– – – – – 1
X 10 12 12 12 10– 1 2 3 4 1
15 X 0 0 12 X4 – – – 1 –

Gm

GBbD
21 shapes · open & play
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Gm turns up as the i, v, iv, vi chord across 6 keys: i of G minor, v of C minor, iv of D minor, vi of Bb major, ii of F major, iii of Eb major.

Progressions that actually use it: i – VI – III – VII (G minor), i – iv – v (G minor), i – iv – V7 – i (G minor), i – VII – VI – V (G minor).

Fret and finger numbers for Gm
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
3 1 0 0 X X3 1 – – – –
3 5 0 0 3 61 3 – – 2 4
X X 5 0 3 6– – 3 – 1 4
3 5 5 3 3 31 3 4 1 1 1
X X 5 3 3 3– – 3 1 1 1
X X 5 3 3 6– – 3 1 1 4
X X 5 3 3 X– – 3 1 1 –
X X 5 7 8 6– – 1 3 4 2
X X 5 7 X 6– – 1 3 – 2
X 10 8 0 X 10– 3 1 – – 4
X 10 8 0 8 10– 3 1 – 2 4
X 10 8 0 11 10– 2 1 – 4 3
X 10 0 0 11 X– 1 – – 2 –
X 10 0 0 11 10– 1 – – 3 2
X 10 0 12 11 10– 1 – 4 3 2
X 10 12 0 11 10– 1 4 – 3 2
X X X 0 11 10– – – – 2 1
X 10 12 12 11 10– 1 3 4 2 1
X 10 12 12 11 X– 1 3 4 2 –
15 X 0 15 X X1 – – 2 – –
15 X 0 15 X 151 – – 2 – 3

G5

GD
19 shapes · open & play
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G5 fits 12 of the twenty-four major and minor keys — a chord this open leaves most of the scale untouched. These are the 6 where it carries the weight, as the I, IV or V: I of G major, i of G minor, V of C major, v of C minor, IV of D major, iv of D minor.

Fret and finger numbers for G5
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
3 X 0 0 X X1 – – – – –
3 X 0 0 3 31 – – – 2 3
3 5 5 X X X1 3 4 – – –
3 5 X X X X1 3 – – – –
X X 5 X 3 X– – 3 – 1 –
X X 5 7 X X– – 1 3 – –
X X 5 7 8 X– – 1 3 4 –
X 10 0 0 8 X– 3 – – 1 –
X 10 0 0 8 10– 3 – – 1 4
X X X 0 8 10– – – – 1 3
X 10 0 0 X X– 1 – – – –
X 10 0 0 X 10– 1 – – – 2
X 10 12 0 X 10– 1 3 – – 2
X 10 0 12 X 10– 1 – 3 – 2
X 10 12 12 X 10– 1 3 4 – 2
X 10 12 12 X X– 1 3 4 – –
15 X 0 12 X X4 – – 1 – –
X X X 12 15 15– – – 1 3 4
15 X 0 0 X 151 – – – – 2

Gaug

GBEb
25 shapes · open & play
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Gaug — The fifth is raised, which puts a note outside every major and minor key. It almost always appears on the way somewhere — holding a major chord for a moment while the top voice climbs toward the next one.

Fret and finger numbers for Gaug
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
3 2 1 0 0 X3 2 1 – – –
3 X 1 0 0 X3 – 1 – – –
3 2 1 0 0 33 2 1 – – 4
3 6 X 0 0 X1 4 – – – –
3 6 5 0 0 31 4 3 – – 2
3 X X 4 4 X1 – – 2 3 –
X X 5 4 4 3– – 4 2 3 1
X X 5 0 4 7– – 2 – 1 4
X X 5 4 4 7– – 2 1 1 4
X X 5 4 4 X– – 2 1 1 –
X X 5 8 0 7– – 1 4 – 3
X 10 X 8 0 7– 4 – 2 – 1
X 10 9 8 0 7– 4 3 2 – 1
X 10 X 8 0 X– 3 – 1 – –
X 10 9 0 8 11– 3 2 – 1 4
X 10 9 8 0 11– 3 2 1 – 4
X 10 9 8 8 11– 3 2 1 1 4
X 10 9 8 8 X– 3 2 1 1 –
X 10 9 0 12 11– 2 1 – 4 3
X 10 9 12 0 11– 2 1 4 – 3
X 10 9 X X 11– 2 1 – – 3
X 10 X 0 0 11– 1 – – – 2
X 10 X 12 12 11– 1 – 3 4 2
X X X 0 0 11– – – – – 1
15 14 13 12 12 X4 3 2 1 1 –

Gdim

GBbC#
14 shapes · open & play
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O
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Gdim is the ii° and the vii° chord of F minor and G# major.

Fret and finger numbers for Gdim
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
3 1 X 0 2 X3 1 – – 2 –
3 1 X 0 2 33 1 – – 2 4
3 X X 3 2 X2 – – 3 1 –
X X 5 3 2 X– – 4 2 1 –
3 4 5 0 X 61 2 3 – – 4
X X 5 6 8 6– – 1 2 4 3
X X 5 6 X 6– – 1 2 – 3
X 10 8 0 X 9– 3 1 – – 2
X 10 8 X 8 9– 4 1 – 2 3
X 10 8 X 11 9– 3 1 – 4 2
X 10 X 0 11 9– 2 – – 3 1
X X X 0 11 9– – – – 3 1
X 10 11 X 11 9– 2 3 – 4 1
X 10 11 0 11 X– 1 2 – 3 –

The rest of the G chords

G Major-family chords

9 chord types · 120 shapes

Gmaj7 · Gadd9 · G6 · Gmaj9 · Gmaj11 · Gmaj13 · G6/9 · Gmaj7add11 · Gmaj7add13

G Minor-family chords

14 chord types · 108 shapes

Gm7 · Gm6 · Gm6/9 · Gm(maj7) · Gm7add11 · Gm(maj7)add11 · Gm7add13 · Gm(maj7)add13 · Gm(add9) · Gm9 · Gm(maj9) · Gm11 · Gm(maj11) · Gm13

G Dominant chords

6 chord types · 57 shapes

G7 · G9 · G11 · G13 · G7add11 · G7add13

G Suspended & Altered chords

17 chord types · 217 shapes

Gsus2 · Gsus4 · G7sus4 · Gmaj7sus4 · G7sus2 · Gmaj7sus2 · G6sus4 · G6sus2 · Gm7b5 · Gm7#5 · Gdim7 · G7b9 · G7#9 · G7b5 · Gaug7 · Gaug7b9 · Gm7b9

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.