G maj7 Chord on Viola
Play G maj7 on Viola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The G maj7 chord is a major seventh — a lush, jazzy extension of the major triad. It is built from the notes G, B, D, F#. This page shows how to play G maj7 on Viola with clear fingerboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the G string open and takes the rest in position 2, reaching across 3 positions. The root is the G string itself. It sounds from D3 up to B4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting in position 7.
Viola is bowed, with a bare fingerboard and no fixed stops, so this is really a double-stop study: two strings at a time speak cleanly, and the full stack is rolled rather than sounded at once.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on G or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.