What notes are in G Dominant 7th?

G Dominant 7th (G7) contains G, B, D, F. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root G.

How do you play G7 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "G7": A at fret 3, G at fret 2.

G Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (G7)

G Dominant 7th (G7) is built from G, B, D, F, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root G. This page shows 27 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

7th

Notes: G · B · D · FIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m

Fingerings for G7

G7A at fret 3, G at fret 2

G7A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

G7A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted

G7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted

G7low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 1

G7low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D muted, high E at fret 1

G7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1

G7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2

G7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2

G7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2

G7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3

G7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3

G7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4

G7low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

G7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

G7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted

G7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted

G7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted

G7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted

G7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4

G7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4

G7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

G7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4

G7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3

G7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

G7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

G7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in G7

How to play G7

G Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (G7) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.

Beginner tip

Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.

Practice idea

Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.

G7 FAQ

What notes are in G Dominant 7th?: G Dominant 7th (G7) contains G, B, D, F. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root G.
How do you play G7 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "G7": A at fret 3, G at fret 2.
Is G7 hard for beginners?: It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.