Guitar tuning

Every chord in Open G Major 7 tuning

D·G·D·F#·B·D

Open G Major 7 tuning is D G D F# B D, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes from E to D (down a whole step); the 5th string goes from A to G (down a whole step); the 3rd string goes from G to F# (down a semitone); the 1st string goes from E to D (down a whole step). This chart gives you an easy shape for 108 chords: major, minor, power, dominant 7, minor 7, major 7, sus2, sus4 and add9, on all 12 roots.

Strings run low to high (D G D F# B D). A number is the fret, 0 is an open string and x is a string you don't play. A label such as 5fr beside a diagram marks where a shape starts higher up the neck. Tap any chord to open that exact shape in the app, along with every other way to play it.

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

C chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

C x 5 5 6 5 5 81 voicings → Cm x 0 1 1 1 1 74 voicings → C5 x 5 5 6 x x 68 voicings → C7 x 5 5 6 5 8 120 voicings → Cm7 x 0 1 4 1 1 80 voicings → Cmaj7 x 5 5 5 5 5 110 voicings → Csus2 x 0 0 1 1 0 396 voicings → Csus4 x 5 5 6 6 5 136 voicings → Cadd9 x 5 5 6 5 0 192 voicings →

C# chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

C# x 6 6 7 6 6 48 voicings → C#m x 6 6 7 5 x 41 voicings → C#5 x 6 6 7 x x 38 voicings → C#7 x 6 6 7 6 9 76 voicings → C#m7 x 6 6 5 5 6 50 voicings → C#maj7 x 6 6 6 6 6 34 voicings → C#sus2 x 6 6 7 4 x 52 voicings → C#sus4 x 6 6 7 7 6 139 voicings → C#add9 x 6 6 9 6 6 38 voicings →

D chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

D 0 2 0 0 x x 353 voicings → Dm x x 0 3 3 3 212 voicings → D5 0 2 0 x x x 189 voicings → D7 0 2 4 3 1 0 326 voicings → Dm7 0 5 3 3 3 3 176 voicings → Dmaj7 0 7 7 7 7 0 202 voicings → Dsus2 x x 0 3 5 0 342 voicings → Dsus4 0 0 0 3 3 x 430 voicings → Dadd9 0 2 2 0 5 0 318 voicings →

Eb chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

Eb x 8 8 9 8 8 88 voicings → Ebm x x 1 4 4 4 143 voicings → Eb5 x x 1 4 4 x 52 voicings → Eb7 x 3 1 1 2 1 38 voicings → Ebm7 x 8 8 7 7 8 52 voicings → Ebmaj7 x 8 8 8 8 0 238 voicings → Ebsus2 x x 1 4 4 3 94 voicings → Ebsus4 x 8 8 9 9 8 112 voicings → Ebadd9 x 3 1 1 4 3 94 voicings →

E chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

E 2 1 2 2 0 x 97 voicings → Em 2 4 2 1 0 x 249 voicings → E5 x x 2 5 5 x 99 voicings → E7 2 1 2 2 0 0 252 voicings → Em7 2 4 2 1 0 0 376 voicings → Emaj7 2 1 1 2 0 x 104 voicings → Esus2 x 9 9 0 0 x 227 voicings → Esus4 x 9 7 10 0 x 192 voicings → Eadd9 2 1 2 0 0 x 170 voicings →

F chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

F x x 3 3 1 3 63 voicings → Fm 3 1 3 2 1 x 98 voicings → F5 x x 3 6 6 x 45 voicings → F7 3 2 1 3 1 1 54 voicings → Fm7 3 1 1 2 1 1 60 voicings → Fmaj7 x 10 10 10 10 10 72 voicings → Fsus2 x x 3 1 1 3 136 voicings → Fsus4 x x 3 4 1 3 58 voicings → Fadd9 3 2 3 1 1 x 76 voicings →

F# chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

F# x x 4 4 2 4 59 voicings → F#m 4 2 4 3 2 x 136 voicings → F#5 x x x 0 2 4 63 voicings → F#7 4 3 2 4 2 2 52 voicings → F#m7 4 2 2 3 2 2 88 voicings → F#maj7 4 3 3 0 2 x 70 voicings → F#sus2 x x 4 2 2 4 139 voicings → F#sus4 x x 4 5 2 4 113 voicings → F#add9 4 3 4 2 2 x 88 voicings →

G chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

G x 0 0 1 0 0 537 voicings → Gm x 0 0 4 3 x 404 voicings → G5 x 0 0 1 x x 308 voicings → G7 x 0 3 1 0 0 330 voicings → Gm7 x 0 0 4 6 0 318 voicings → Gmaj7 x 0 0 0 0 0 594 voicings → Gsus2 x 0 0 3 3 x 430 voicings → Gsus4 x 0 0 1 1 0 396 voicings → Gadd9 x 0 0 3 0 0 496 voicings →

Ab chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

Ab x 1 1 2 1 1 56 voicings → Abm x 1 1 2 0 x 185 voicings → Ab5 x 1 1 2 x x 78 voicings → Ab7 x 1 1 2 1 4 92 voicings → Abm7 1 1 1 0 0 x 192 voicings → Abmaj7 x 1 1 1 1 1 78 voicings → Absus2 x 1 1 4 4 x 112 voicings → Absus4 x 1 1 2 2 1 52 voicings → Abadd9 x 1 1 4 1 1 62 voicings →

A chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

A x 2 2 3 2 2 41 voicings → Am x 2 2 3 1 x 120 voicings → A5 x 2 2 3 x x 78 voicings → A7 x 2 2 3 2 5 92 voicings → Am7 7 5 5 6 5 5 132 voicings → Amaj7 x 2 2 2 2 2 58 voicings → Asus2 x 2 2 3 0 x 192 voicings → Asus4 x 2 2 3 3 2 342 voicings → Aadd9 x 2 2 5 2 2 54 voicings →

Bb chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

Bb x 3 3 4 3 3 212 voicings → Bbm x 3 3 4 2 x 45 voicings → Bb5 x 3 3 4 x x 45 voicings → Bb7 x 3 3 4 3 6 214 voicings → Bbm7 8 6 6 7 6 6 58 voicings → Bbmaj7 x 3 3 3 3 3 182 voicings → Bbsus2 x 3 3 4 1 x 58 voicings → Bbsus4 x 3 3 4 4 3 94 voicings → Bbadd9 x 3 3 6 3 3 168 voicings →

B chords in Open G Major 7 tuning

B x 4 1 0 0 x 161 voicings → Bm x 4 0 0 0 0 508 voicings → B5 x x 9 0 0 x 114 voicings → B7 x 4 4 5 4 7 196 voicings → Bm7 x 4 7 0 0 0 492 voicings → Bmaj7 x 4 4 4 4 4 140 voicings → Bsus2 x 4 4 7 0 x 113 voicings → Bsus4 x 4 2 0 0 x 227 voicings → Badd9 x 4 4 7 4 4 38 voicings →

Try any of these in the app

Open—Shape shows every voicing of every chord in Open G Major 7 tuning, and lets you hear them and chain them into a progression.

Open Open G Major 7 in the app Open G Major 7 tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in Open G Major 7 tuning?

Partly. 4 of the 6 strings change, so a standard shape that avoids them (it can only use the 4th, 2nd strings) keeps its fingering and its sound. Any shape that uses a changed string sounds different and needs adjusting, which is what the chart above does for you.

How were these shapes chosen?

The chord engine searches every way to voice each chord in Open G Major 7 tuning, then these are the easiest of them: no thumb, at most four fingers, within four frets, a root or fifth in the bass, and no muted string between played ones, preferring low positions and fewer muted strings. Each card says how many other voicings exist, and tapping it opens that exact shape in the app.

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