Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

G7G Dominant 7th

DRoot
F♯tone
Atone
Ctone

Formula 5 · 7 · 2 · 4  ·  Notes D · F♯ · A · C

How to play it

G7 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

G Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 18th (19 19 18 21) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th guitar chord — 4th position (7 4 6 0) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)
Read it as tab

G7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

G Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 6th (7 7 6 9) in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 18th (19 19 18 21) in Plectrum (CGBD)
G Dominant 7th guitar tab — 4th position (7 4 6 0) in Plectrum (CGBD)
Sound

How G7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · C
Formula (scale degrees)5 · 7 · 2 · 4
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