Open D left-handed chord chart

Gmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Gmaj7 uses the notes G, B, D, F# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open D spreads a big major sonority across the guitar, which makes both scale mapping and chord design feel more spacious. Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Open a page

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 F# D A D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

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

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

8fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
8
D
9
B
F#
B
10
G
11
12
D
A
F#
D
A
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 8-12

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

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

D|-4-|
A|-5-|
F#|-5-|
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 5 4 5 5
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-5-|
A|-5-|
F#|-5-|
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): 4 2 5 4 5 5
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-4-|
A|-2-|
F#|-5-|
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): 9 9 8 9 10 x
Chord tones: G B D F#

D|-9--|
A|-9--|
F#|-8--|
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

Open D feels wide, resonant and strong for open voicings. It helps left-handed players connect scale notes to ringing chord fragments.

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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