Guitar Lesson
G Extended Tones
Difficulty: intermediate
Skip To QuizLet's take a look at the chord tones of some G extended chord shapes. All these chords will have the same root of G, for comparison purposes.
Gmaj7
Gmaj7 is built with G B D F#, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes of the G major scale.
G7
G7 is built with G B D F, the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and b7th notes of the G major scale.
Gmin7
Gmin7 is built with G Bb D F, the 1st, b3rd, 5th, and b7th notes of the G major scale.
Gmin7b5
Gmin7b5 (G half-diminished 7th) is built with G Bb Db F, the 1st, b3rd, b5th, and b7th notes of the G major scale.
G7sus
G7sus is built with G B C D F, the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and b7th notes of the G major scale.
Gdim7
Gdim7 is built with G Bb Db E, the 1st, b3rd, b5th, and bb7th notes of the G major scale.