DADGAD left-handed chord chart

Gmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Major 7 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in DADGAD.

Gmaj7 uses the notes G, B, D, F# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. DADGAD encourages drones and modal movement, which makes mirrored left-handed charts especially useful because familiar standard shapes stop behaving normally. Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

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Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab and low-to-high shape notation remain standard so common lessons still translate.

Formula 1 3 5 7
Tuning D A G D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
F#
B
F#
5
D
D
G
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

 
 
 
 
 
 
1
2
3
4
B
F#
5
G
D
D
G
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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o
 
 
o
1
2
B
B
3
4
F#
5
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

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x
7
D
8
9
B
F#
B
10
G
11
D
A
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 7-11

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 4 5 4 4 5 5
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-4-|
A|-5-|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-5-|
D|-5-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 5 5 4 4 5 5
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-5-|
A|-5-|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-5-|
D|-5-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 0 2 0 4 2 0
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-0-|
A|-2-|
G|-0-|
D|-4-|
A|-2-|
D|-0-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 9 7 9 10 x
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-9--|
A|-9--|
G|-7--|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
D|-x--|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Major 7 feels lush, polished and sophisticated and works for neo-soul, jazz-pop, chord melody and atmospheric harmony.

Lefty Translation

Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Grip Cue

Let notes ring but do not squeeze; these voicings sound better with even pressure than brute force

Tuning Context

DADGAD feels open, droning and harmonically spacious. It rewards left-handed players who want ringing accompaniment and modal colours.

Chord Tones
  • G
  • B
  • D
  • F#

Next Step

Matching Left-Handed Scales

Use these scale pages to move from the chord into lead work without leaving the same tuning and key centre.

Library

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