Learn How to Play the GMaj7 Guitar Chord

The G Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5 and 7 positions (G, B, D and F#) of the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the GMaj7 Chord.

Notes of the GMaj7 Guitar Chord: G B D F#

As with most guitar chords, there are several different ways to play this chord.  I have included a popular way to play this chord in the guitar chord chart below.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tips: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

G Major 7th Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to play the GMaj7 Chord.

For those of you who are having a difficult time with the fingering of this chord using the chart above, there is an easier way to play this chord.  The video below from Next Level Guitar will show you how. If you have not already heard about Next Level Guitar, than I highly recommend you visit the above link as soon as possible. There are a handful of excellent online membership sites for guitarists, but this is by far the best in my opinion. The content and teaching style at Next Level Guitar is of the highest quality and definitely worth your time. Check out my personal review here for more information.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=btNo9Lk6b8E

Learn how to Play the Cmaj7 Guitar Chord

The C Major 7 Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5  and 7 positions (C, E, G and B) of the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C.  You are basically playing a C Major Chord and simply lifting your first finger off the C Note of the 2nd string first fret. That string now becomes open, so you are playing a B note.  The chord chart below demonstrates how to play the CMaj7 Chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

C Major7 Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the CMaj7 Chord. Enjoy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9c9ZMiXLFM

Learn to Play the C7 Guitar Chord

The C7 Chord (also known as the Dominant C 7th Chord) is often referred to as a Blues chord. Once you learn to play it, you will understand why. It just has a real bluesy sound to it. It is definitely one of the easiest beginner chords to learn how to play.

There are several different ways to play it, but I will demonstrate the easiest way in the following post. The C7 Chord is found by first locating the 1, 3 and 5 positions (C, E and G) of the  C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the C Major scale (B) and then go back a 1/2 step to the BFlat.

So the notes of the C7 Chord are: C E Bflat.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Everything on the above chart should be self explanatory, except for the last three in the third column. They may need a bit of explaining. The O, or open symbol, simply means that you do not press down on any notes on that string. The X means you do not strum that particular string. The Barre symbol means you need to barre that particular fret. When you barre a fret you are pressing down on multiple strings at the same time with one finger.

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the string hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

C7 Guitar Chord Video

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the C7 Chord. Enjoy!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv6GrclZmXc