Gmaj7 chord on mandolin
The Gmaj7 chord diagram on mandolin, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in Gmaj7
G · D · B · F#
The chord is built from 4 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
2 open strings
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | open | G |
| 3 | open | D |
| 2 | 2 | B |
| 1 | 2 | F# |