Drop D left-handed chord chart

Gmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Gmaj7 uses the notes G, B, D, F# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Drop D leaves most of the neck familiar but changes the bass side immediately, which is especially relevant for left-handed players who use mirrored rhythm charts. 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 E B G D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

 
o
o
o
x
o
1
2
F#
3
4
5
E
B
G
D
A
D

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

x
o
o
 
x
o
1
2
3
4
F#
5
E
B
G
D
A
D

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

10fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
10
D
G
11
F#
12
B
D
13
14
E
B
G
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 10-14

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

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

E|-2-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-2-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

E|-2-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
A|-x-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

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

E|-x-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-4-|
A|-x-|
D|-0-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 10 12 11 12 10 x
Chord tones: G B D F#

E|-10-|
B|-12-|
G|-11-|
D|-12-|
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

Drop D feels heavier on the low end while staying familiar on the top five strings. It makes low-string riffs and one-finger power movement faster to understand in left-handed view.

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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