G7 is a dominant seventh, spelled G, B, D and F. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 020001, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.
Notes and intervals
Note
G
B
D
F
Interval
1P
3M
5P
7m
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
020001sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open023003sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open55300xsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string550067sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and lets 2 strings ring open55046xsits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string080007sits at fret 7, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring openx10910010sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string08000xsits at fret 8, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx10010010sits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string080067sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and lets 3 strings ring open01400013sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open014150015sits at fret 14, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open
Keys G7 belongs to
G7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.