Guitar Chords

108 chord diagrams, every root in major, minor, 7, m7, maj7, sus4, sus2, add9 and dim. Tap one to hear it; the 8 beginner chords come first.

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Start here: 8 beginner chords

All open chords, no barre. Together they make the I, IV and V of D, G, A major and the i, iv and v of A minor. Which to learn first and how to practise the changes: cowboy chords.

All E shapes
All Em shapes
All A shapes
All Am shapes
All D shapes
All Dm shapes
All G shapes
All C shapes

C chords

All C shapes
All Cm shapes
All C7 shapes
All Cm7 shapes
All Cmaj7 shapes
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
All Cadd9 shapes
All Cdim shapes

C♯ chords · same as D♭

All C♯ shapes
All C♯m shapes
dominant 7th
All C♯m7 shapes
major 7th
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

D chords

All D shapes
All Dm shapes
All D7 shapes
All Dm7 shapes
All Dmaj7 shapes
All Dsus4 shapes
All Dsus2 shapes
added 9th
diminished

E♭ chords · same as D♯

All E♭ shapes
All E♭m shapes
dominant 7th
minor 7th
major 7th
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

E chords

All E shapes
All Em shapes
All E7 shapes
All Em7 shapes
All Emaj7 shapes
All Esus4 shapes
suspended 2nd
added 9th
All Edim shapes

F chords

All F shapes
All Fm shapes
All F7 shapes
All Fm7 shapes
All Fmaj7 shapes
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

F♯ chords · same as G♭

All F♯ shapes
All F♯m shapes
dominant 7th
All F♯m7 shapes
major 7th
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
All F♯dim shapes

G chords

All G shapes
All Gm shapes
All G7 shapes
All Gm7 shapes
All Gmaj7 shapes
All Gsus4 shapes
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

A♭ chords · same as G♯

All A♭ shapes
All A♭m shapes
dominant 7th
minor 7th
major 7th
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

A chords

All A shapes
All Am shapes
All A7 shapes
All Am7 shapes
All Amaj7 shapes
All Asus4 shapes
All Asus2 shapes
added 9th
diminished

B♭ chords · same as A♯

All B♭ shapes
All B♭m shapes
dominant 7th
minor 7th
major 7th
suspended 4th
suspended 2nd
added 9th
diminished

B chords

All B shapes
All Bm shapes
All B7 shapes
All Bm7 shapes
major 7th
All Bsus4 shapes
suspended 2nd
added 9th
All Bdim shapes

Reading the diagrams

  • The six vertical lines are the strings: low E on the left, high e on the right. The thick top line is the nut.
  • Dots are where you press; the number is the finger (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). A long bar is a barre: one finger across several strings.
  • ○ above a string: play it open. × above a string: do not play it. "5fr" beside the grid: the top row is fret 5.
  • The line under each chord is the same shape as fret numbers from string 6 to string 1 (x = not played).

How to read chord charts · Tune your guitar first

Chord guides: Open (cowboy) chords · Barre chords · Power chords · 7th chords explained · Dominant 7th chords · Minor 7th chords · Sus chords · Diminished chords · Augmented chords · Slash chords · Chord inversions

Holding a shape and not sure what it is? The chord finder names it from the frets you press. New to guitar? The guitar lessons for beginners put these chords in order with tuning and strumming.

More chord types: power, 6th and 9th chords

  • G6major 6th
  • C6major 6th
  • A6major 6th
  • D6major 6th
  • F6major 6th
  • E6major 6th
  • C9dominant 9th
  • D9dominant 9th
  • A9dominant 9th
  • E9dominant 9th
  • G5power chord
  • D5power chord
  • E5power chord
  • A5power chord
  • C5power chord
  • B5power chord
  • F5power chord