Help me understand the G chord for guitar?

Question

i thought a g chord was the notes G B D but on these chord charts
the notes arnt gbd on any of them http://www.chordie.com/voicings.php?tuning=EADGBE&chord=G

Answer 1

They are, see the little numbers up beside the diagrams? That indicates what fret to play the chord on. Follow that and it will be right. Also, in case this is what's confusing you, it goes from low E on the left to high E on the right. The easiest way to play it is



EADGBe

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Answer 2

Ok - gonna try. You're gonna have to follow along carefully. Chords are formed from the notes in a scale. If you can figure out the scale, you can figure out any chord and all of the chords in a particular "key". In the key of "G" - you have a "G-major scale". The notes in a G-major Scale (Do-Re-Mi) are G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G - or - 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6- 7- 8 The simplest chord is a "triad" - three notes. Root -Third - Fifth Remember that. 1-3-5 or Root-Third-Fifth. There are FOUR basic kinds of triads Major, Minor, Augmented, Diminished. Major chord triads have a MAJOR third (two full tones - G to B) and a PERFECT Fifth G to D Minor chord triads have a MINOR third (1 1-1/2 tones.. G to Bb) and a PERFECT Fifth G to D G MAJOR (G) = G-B-D G Minor (Gm) = G-Bb-D (G, B-flat, D) If you wanted a "D major Triad" - it would be D-F#-A Root-Third-Fifth If you wanted an A-major Triad - it would be A-C#-E Root -Third Fifth AUGMENTED Triads have a MAJOR Third and an AUGMENTED Fifth G-B-D# DIMINISHED Triads have a Minor Third and a Diminished Fifth G-Bb-Db All chords can also have different "voicings" - that is , a different note on the bottom, and the notes in different order. GBD is a "G major Triad" - the most basic G chord. In music theory it would be called G-root (no inversion) because the G is on the bottom. Next you could have BDG -- That's the "first inversion" of the triad -- the third on the bottom . DGB is the "second inversion" with the fifth on the bottom They're al G-major chords, just different inversions Chords don't have to have only three notes in them. Guitars have 6 strings, and you can use any or all of them to make chords. On the guitar , the "typical" open G chord you learn is GBDGBG , using every string. First finger on low G - Your second finger is on the "B" and your third is on the high "G" Some people play it with their third finger on the low G and pinky on the high G, because that makes it easier to go up to the "C" chord. - but either way is fine. Another voicing is GBDGDG... There's still a major third there (low B) so it's still a G major chord Go back up to the G-major scale. The other major chords you can get out of it are C major C-E-G and D major D-F#-A So the major chords in the key of G are G - the I chord (roman numeral I... the first step of the scale) C - the IV chord... starts on the 4th step of the scale -- and D - the V chord ... starts on the 5th step of the scale. And you'd also have a couple of minor chords Em - the "Minor vi " (sixth step of the scale E-G-B (minor third E-B .. perfect fifth E-G) - and Am - the "Minor ii" (second step of the scale) A-C-E (minor third A-C... perfect fifth A-E) So now you know most of the basic chords in the key of G.. just work the triad up the scale. Most songs go I-IV-V- I (G-C-D-G) or I-vi-IV-I ( G-Em-C-D-G) or ii -V- I ( Am - D- G) . Those basic chord progressions cover thousands of songs. So what if you wanted to figure out the major and minor chords in the key of C ? Here's the major scale. C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C Now you figure out the I, IV, V chords . I'll give you a hint on the I chord.. it's C-E-G Hope that helps

Answer 3

G-Spelled G, B Major 3rd, D The 5th. GBDGBG at the open position.



It doesn't matter what order they are in as long as the G is in the bass.



Many chords omit the 5th note The 3rd says if its major B or minor Bb.



There is a G power chord which just G and B the 5th it can be maj or minor.

Answer 4

I checked a few of them out, and yes, they are GBD... you must be reading the diagrams wrong or not understanding how they are written.