G major triad for guitar (G)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the G major triad (G) on the guitar fretboard: G · B · D.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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Frets15
1224
Chord
G
GBD
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
G
Root
· R
B
Third
· 3
D
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 11
1st inversion
fret 4
2nd inversion
fret 8
G major
The G major triad is made up of three notes: G · B · D.
It's the most consonant, stable triad -- the backbone of most pop, rock, and folk music. It often functions as the tonic chord, the point of arrival a progression resolves to.