Guitar chord forum - chordie — The Gmaj7 Chord

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Tenement Funster) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:49:38 +0000

Making barre chords comfortably (and quickly) may be as easy as changing the way a person holds the guitar. Personally, I've found them much easier with the neck tilted up at a 35 to 40-degree angle, and having it tilted back a bit so it's slightly facing me. I find this requires a lot less wrist / finger contortions for making regular & barre chords. Here's a pic of the great Andre Segovia demonstrating:

A rounder neck radius may also help, like a 14" instead of a 12".

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Strummerboy Bill) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:51:41 +0000

Unless I can do a whole song in barre chords, I avoid them. Up & down the neck with a barre "E" - that's me.

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (TIGLJK) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:29:41 +0000

MY NEMESIS IS BARRE CHORDS - MY HAND IS ALWAYS ACHING AFTER I ATTEMPT THEM

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Strummerboy Bill) — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:18:46 +0000

If we had Pierre Bensusan's fingers, none of those voicings would be a problem. (referencing TF's latest "Flying Fingers" contribution).

I have many problem chords - many of which I have gotten help for here on Chordie - so I won't bother mentioning them, but the "B" family remains my nemesis.

Bill

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Baldguitardude) — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 15:00:58 +0000

Thinking more about chord variations, I do a lot of string muting and play many partial chords, rootless chords, and passing chords. Some of my favorites are

G/F#
3
3
0
0
x
2
or D/F#
x
3
2
0
x
2
while moving from G to em

G/b
3
0
0
0
2
x
instead of regular ol' G whilst playing a song in the key of C, or whilst moving from C to am. (This is also a nice voicing for Em7)

I use dm7/G (Which is enharmonic to G7 sus 4)
1
1
2
0
x
3
in the first two beats of songs in C, before resolving to G. (dm7/G is my very favorite chord to play on acoustic guitar. It sounds lovely.)

My problem chords: "A" shaped barre chords, esp on acoustic. Always seems to sound muddy to me and it's hell on the ring finger.

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Russell_Harding) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 12:20:44 +0000

Baldguitardude wrote:

I don’t care for either of the voicings you list above, so I too struggle with those because of how they sound. I prefer this
E 2
B 0 (or 2)
G 0
D 0
A 2
E 3
I use this good info BGD
That open voicing is my favorite and works particularly well on acoustic.
On electric I would play g maj 9:
E x
B 3
G 4
D 4
A x
E 3
Just a thought!

This is a very handy voicing especially if alternating with Gmaj6 for a nice dowop feel as in the song Moments to remember

Re: The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Baldguitardude) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:58:48 +0000

I don’t care for either of the voicings you list above, so I too struggle with those because of how they sound. I prefer this
E 2
B 0 (or 2)
G 0
D 0
A 2
E 3

That open voicing is my favorite and works particularly well on acoustic.

On electric I would play g maj 9:
E x
B 3
G 4
D 4
A x
E 3

Just a thought!

The Gmaj7 Chord

null@example.com (Tenement Funster) — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:42:47 +0000

This has been a chord I've struggled to play fluently in the conventional way, as I've never been able to get all four fingers in place quick enough so a song can flow. Songs that use it are David Gilmour's beautiful ballad "Where We Start", Genesis' "Afterglow", etc. The conventional way looks like this:

Fortuntely, there are always several ways to play a chord, and this variation works very well and is easy to get to:

What are chords you struggle with? Have you found a variation that works better than what the traditional chord charts show you? This website has been a real gold mine for me, instead of taking the time to work out the variations for other places on the fretboard, and admittedly lazy approach:

https://www.scales-chords.com/