Open G Tuning – Major Chords | GuitaristSource.com

Major Triad Forms
(root note in red)

Major Triads Guitar Tab

    G    A    B    C    D    E    F     G    
D|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
B|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
G|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
D|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|

    E   F   G   A   B   C   D    
D|------------------------------|
B|--0---1---3---5---7---8---10--|
G|--1---2---4---6---8---9---11--|
D|--2---3---5---7---9---10--12--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|

    C   D   E   F   G   A    B    
D|-------------------------------|
B|--1---3---5---6---8---10---12--|
G|--0---2---4---5---7---9----11--|
D|--2---4---6---7---9---11---13--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|

    G   A   B   C   D   E   F    
D|------------------------------|
B|--0---2---4---5---7---9---11--|
G|--0---2---4---5---7---9---11--|
D|--0---2---4---5---7---9---11--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|

Major Barre Chord Form in Open G
(root note in red)

Major Chords Guitar Tab

    G    A    B    C    D    E    F     G    
D|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
B|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
G|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
D|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
G|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|
D|--0----2----4----5----7----9----10----12--|

Strum all the strings open to play the G major chord. Barre all the strings down at the same fret to play major chords up and down the fretboard of the guitar.

Major Chords for I – IV – V Chord Progression

  
    G    C    D     
D|--0----2----4----|
B|--3----1----3----|
G|--4----0----2----|
D|--0----2----0----|
G|--0----0----2----|
D|--0--------------|