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G dominant 7th chord

Symbol: G7 · Notes: G – B – D – F

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• G: root
• B: major third
• D: perfect fifth
• F: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: G – B – D – F
• 1st inversion: B – D – F – G
• 2nd inversion: D – F – G – B
• 3rd inversion: F – G – B – D

In which keys

• V (dominant) in C major
• VII in A minor
• V (dominant) in C harmonic minor

Other G chords

G · Gm · Gmaj7 · Gm7 · Gsus2 · Gsus4 · Gdim · G+ · G6 · Gm6 · Gadd9 · Gdim7 · Gm7♭5

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