G guitar chord
G major. Notes: G B D.01
BeginnerEasy shape
Open position · Full & open
Use the pad of your ring finger for the high E.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 3, finger 2 (G)
- A fret 2, finger 1 (B)
- D open (D)
- G open (G)
- B open (B)
- High E fret 3, finger 3 (G)
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IntermediateHarder shape
E-shape · fret 3 · Full & movable
Root on the 6th string at fret 3. Set your first finger across fret 3 first, then add the others.
String by string, low to high
- Low E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
- A fret 5, finger 3 (D)
- D fret 5, finger 4 (G)
- G fret 4, finger 2 (B)
- B fret 3, finger 1 (D)
- High E fret 3, finger 1 (G)
Hear it, then check it
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Open G in Chordbyte03
Practise changing to G
Four-chord progressions with G in them. Each opens in Chordbyte with a metronome, a play-along and a one-minute changes drill.
- C major, I–V–vi–IV: C G Am FAs in “Let It Be” by The Beatles.
- C major, I–vi–IV–V: C Am F GAs in “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.
- C major, vi–IV–I–V: Am F C GAs in “Zombie” by The Cranberries.
- C major, I–IV–V–I: C F G CAs in “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens (the same I, IV and V).
- C major, I–ii–IV–V: C Dm F G
- C major, I–IV–I–V: C F C GAs in “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison (verse).
- G major, I–V–vi–IV: G D Em CAs in “Let It Be” by The Beatles.
- G major, I–vi–IV–V: G Em C DAs in “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King.
Change pages with G
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