The song I am learning on guitar goes from G to C, but in between those two chords, the artist is placing his pinkie on the 3rd fret of the D string, which would be an F, and he is only striking the E,A,D and G strings. What do I call this chord or how do I categorize it for a Tab?
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That extra note is an F. Added to the usual triad of G B and D it produces what's called G7 - G dominant seventh. It's a chord that transitions between G and C quite often.
If he's only actually playing the E A D and G strings, then the notes he's playing, bottom to top, are most likely G, B, F, and another G. Missing out the 5th of the chord, D, which is not unusual.
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Thank you, I understand now! I thought it might be a G7, except if I Tab it that way, the reader might assume a typical G7 with the F on the 1st string. Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 15:34
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1It's okay to tab it as G7, since playing it with the F on the 1st string will not be wrong from the point of view of the harmony. Another possibility is G7/F. Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 15:39
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1It won't be G/F unless the note F is the lowest played. Simply G7 is fine - the F could be played on the bottom string, but it's not as you describe. It's often played on top string 1st fret, but still just named G7. And chord names aren't tab...– TimCommented Jun 19, 2022 at 15:44
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@RodSmith Regarding your first comment “if I Tab it that way the reader might assume a typical G7…”, If you spell it out 3,2,3,0 low to high in Tab there is no ambiguity.. If you simply write “G7” you w probably won’t get that specific voicing of G7 as it is not a typical way of playing it. You can also use a fingerboard diagram. Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 17:10
He is only striking the E,A,D and G string is not very helpful if we do not know what notes he is playing on these strings. F in a G major chord would be a G dominant 7 chord, which conventionally resolves to C, so it is quite an expected chord in a progression from G to C.
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Sorry, the notes would be G,B,F,G. Thank you for your help. Commented Jun 19, 2022 at 15:33
F is 7th notes of G, so the chord is G7.
