What notes are in a G chord?

G is G, B, D: the 1, 3, 5 of G.

How do you play G on guitar?

Open C / C-Shape: x 10 9 7 8 7; Open A / A-Shape: x 10 12 12 12 10; Open G / G-Shape: 3 2 0 0 0 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Major

G chord (G Major)

Bright, stable, and strong fundamental major triad.

Notes GBD

Formula 1 3 5

Shapes 5 on this page

G chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, G.

Open C / C-Shape x 10 9 7 8 7

Open A / A-Shape x 10 12 12 12 10

Open G / G-Shape 3 2 0 0 0 3

Open E / E-Shape 3 5 5 4 3 3

Open D / D-Shape x x 5 7 8 7

Interactive chord diagram

G on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

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Questions

What notes are in a G chord?: G is G, B, D: the 1, 3, 5 of G.
How do you play G on guitar?: Open C / C-Shape: x 10 9 7 8 7; Open A / A-Shape: x 10 12 12 12 10; Open G / G-Shape: 3 2 0 0 0 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Major chords in every key

C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

More G chords

Gm Gdim G5 G7 Gmaj7 Gm7 Gm(maj7) Gmaj9 G9 Gm9 Gm11 G6 Gm6 Gadd9 Gsus4 Gsus2 G7sus4 G7#9 Gaug Gmaj7#5 Gdim7 Gm7b5