How to Play Gmaj7 on Piano

The G Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: G – B – D – F#.

A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.

Notes in Gmaj7

NoteIntervalFinger
GG4Root1
BB4Major 3rd2
DD5Perfect 5th3
F#F#5Major 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on G. Use finger 2 on B, finger 3 on D, and finger 5 on F#.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (F#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 7th Chords

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#

Other G Chords

G6
G – B – D – E
G7
G – B – D – F
G9
G – B – D – F – A
G
G – B – D
Gm
G – Bb – D
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
Gdim
G – Bb – Db
Gaug
G – B – D#
Gsus2
G – A – D
Gsus4
G – C – D
Gdim7
G – Bb – Db – Fb
Gm6
G – Bb – D – E
Gadd9
G – B – D – A