Open E left-handed chord chart

Gmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

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

Gmaj7 uses the notes G, B, D, F# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Open E is big, direct and highly resonant, which suits left-handed players who want open-string power without losing a major tonal centre. 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 E B G# E B E
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

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

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

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

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

14fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
F#
F#
15
D
B
D
G
16
17
18
E
B
G#
E
B
E

Major 7 voicing around frets 14-18

6fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
6
D
7
B
F#
B
8
G
9
10
E
B
G#
E
B
E

Major 7 voicing around frets 6-10

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 0 3 2 3 3
Chord tones: G B D F#

E|-2-|
B|-0-|
G#|-3-|
E|-2-|
B|-3-|
E|-3-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 2 3 3 2 0 3
Chord tones: G B D F#

E|-2-|
B|-3-|
G#|-3-|
E|-2-|
B|-0-|
E|-3-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 14 15 15 14 15 15
Chord tones: G B D F#

E|-14-|
B|-15-|
G#|-15-|
E|-14-|
B|-15-|
E|-15-|

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

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 7 7 6 7 8 x
Chord tones: G B D F#

E|-7-|
B|-7-|
G#|-6-|
E|-7-|
B|-8-|
E|-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 E feels bright, ringing and slide-ready. It makes bright rhythm guitar and open slide vocabulary feel immediate.

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.

G Major diatonic scale G Lydian modal scale

Related Library

Keep Moving Through The Resource

More G left-handed chords

Major 7 shapes in nearby keys

Scales that support this chord

Major 7 in other tunings

Library

Explore More Left-Handed Resources

Scale Library Browse the full left-handed scale library by key, scale family and tuning. Chord Library Open mirrored left-handed chord charts with standard tab references and related scales. Tuning Library Move the same chart system into drop tunings and open tunings without losing the workflow. Start With A Core Page Use a popular left-handed default page first, then branch into other keys and tunings. Popular Chord Page Jump into a familiar chord page and compare the mirrored grip box with the standard tab below it.