Gmaj7 piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
Gmaj7 is a major seventh chord built from G, B, D, F#. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
Gmaj7
G · B · D · F#
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7 – 11
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of Gmaj7
Root position
G · B · D · F# · bass G
Inversion 1
B · D · F# · G · bass B
Inversion 2
D · F# · G · B · bass D
Inversion 3
F# · G · B · D · bass F#
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain Gmaj7
- GI
- DIV
In G it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- Gmaj7
- D
- Em
- C