# G, the G major guitar chord

This G major is a light, open take on one of the most played chords there is: two fingers on the outer strings, everything between them ringing. The habit to build is skipping the A string. It stays silent in this shape, so let the tip of the finger on the low E rest against it, or aim your strum to glance past it.

G

## How to play it

- Index finger on the low E string (6th), 3rd fret.
- Pinky on the high E string (1st), 3rd fret.
- Let the open D string (4th), G string (3rd) and B string (2nd) ring.
- Don't strum the A string (5th). It stays silent in this shape.

## Changes to practice

Holding G still is the easy part. Songs need you to _arrive_ at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice G as changes, alongside the rest of the Open Majors set:

- [G ↔ E](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major/) G major to E major [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/E.maj.E~G.maj.G)
- [G ↔ A](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-major/) G major to A major [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/A.maj.A~G.maj.G)
- [G ↔ D](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-major/) G major to D major [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/D.maj.D~G.maj.G)
- [G ↔ C](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-major/) G major to C major [Drill](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/C.maj.C~G.maj.G)

## Same root, different color

- [Gm](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor/), G minor
- [G7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-7/), G dominant 7
- [Gm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-7/), G minor 7
- [Gmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-major-7/), G major 7
- [Gm](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-e-shape/), G minor in E-shape

## Hear yourself get faster

Strumhold listens to your guitar through your device's mic, a headset, or a line-in from your audio interface. You drill a chord change to a metronome and it scores every single change. Free, no account, works offline.

[Drill G in the app](https://strumhold.app/#/drill/pair/E.maj.E~G.maj.G)