Irish bouzouki G7 chord (GDAE)G seventh: 0 0 2 1, and 5 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 0 2 1 (open position)
- G course: open, G
- D course: open, D
- A course: 2nd fret, middle finger, B
- E course: 1st fret, index finger, F
Sounds: G D B F · G7 is G, B, D, F (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)
Open courses that ring: G and D are notes of G7, so they can drone under it.
Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.
More G7 shapes
- 0 3 2 3
open · no 5th - 4 3 5 3
3fr · G7/B - 7 5 8 7
5fr · G7/D - 0 0 8 7
7fr - 10 9 10 10
9fr · G7/F
Other G chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE
Other seventh chords
G7 in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app