Guitar Chords
120 chords42 open chordsBarre shapesFingering
Chord chart
All 120 guitar chords, by root
Twelve roots, ten chord types, with the easiest shape of each under its name. Every page shows all the shapes - open, E-shape and A-shape barre - with fingering, the notes on each string and the chords of its key.
| Root | major | minor | 7 | maj7 | m7 | dim | aug | sus2 | sus4 | add9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Cx32010 | Cmx35543 | C7x32310 | Cmaj7x32000 | Cm7x35343 | Cdimx3454x | Caugx32110 | Csus2x30013 | Csus4x33011 | Cadd9x32030 |
| C♯ | C♯x46664 | C♯mx46654 | C♯7x46464 | C♯maj7x46564 | C♯m7x46454 | C♯dimx4565x | C♯augx4322x | C♯sus2x46644 | C♯sus4x46674 | C♯add9x4314x |
| D | Dxx0232 | Dmxx0231 | D7xx0212 | Dmaj7xx0222 | Dm7xx0211 | Ddimxx0131 | Daugx5433x | Dsus2xx0230 | Dsus4xx0233 | Dadd9x5425x |
| E♭ | E♭x68886 | E♭mx68876 | E♭7x68686 | E♭maj7x68786 | E♭m7x68676 | E♭dimx6787x | E♭augx6544x | E♭sus2xx1341 | E♭sus4x68896 | E♭add9x6536x |
| E | E022100 | Em022000 | E7020100 | Emaj7021100 | Em7020000 | Edim0120xx | Eaug032110 | Esus2024400 | Esus4022200 | Eadd9024100 |
| F | F133211 | Fm133111 | F7131211 | Fmaj7xx3210 | Fm7131111 | Fdim1231xx | Faug1x322x | Fsus2xx3563 | Fsus4133311 | Fadd91x3213 |
| F♯ | F♯244322 | F♯m244222 | F♯7242322 | F♯maj72x332x | F♯m7242222 | F♯dim2342xx | F♯aug2x433x | F♯sus2xx4674 | F♯sus4244422 | F♯add92x4324 |
| G | G320003 | Gm355333 | G7320001 | Gmaj73x0002 | Gm7353333 | Gdim3453xx | Gaug3x544x | Gsus2300233 | Gsus4330013 | Gadd9300203 |
| A♭ | A♭466544 | A♭m466444 | A♭7464544 | A♭maj74x554x | A♭m7464444 | A♭dim4564xx | A♭aug4x655x | A♭sus2xx6896 | A♭sus4466644 | A♭add94x6546 |
| A | Ax02220 | Amx02210 | A7x02020 | Amaj7x02120 | Am7x02010 | Adimx0121x | Aaugx03221 | Asus2x02200 | Asus4x02230 | Aadd9x02420 |
| B♭ | B♭x13331 | B♭mx13321 | B♭7x13131 | B♭maj7x13231 | B♭m7x13121 | B♭dimx1232x | B♭aug6x877x | B♭sus2x13311 | B♭sus4x13341 | B♭add96x8768 |
| B | Bx24442 | Bmx24432 | B7x21202 | Bmaj7x24342 | Bm7x20202 | Bdimx2343x | Baugx2100x | Bsus2x24422 | Bsus4x24452 | Badd97x9879 |
Movable shapes
Two shapes, every chord
The open E chord, moved up with the index finger as a new nut, is the E-shape barre: root on the low E string, at fret 1 it is F, at fret 3 G, at fret 8 C. The open A chord does the same with the root on the A string: fret 1 is B♭, fret 3 C. Learn the note names of those two strings and you can find any major or minor chord.
A-shape barre, fret 1 x13331
E-shape barre, fret 3 355333
A-shape barre, fret 3 x35543
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Questions
Frequently asked
What are the first guitar chords to learn?
C, G, D, A and E major, and A, E and D minor: all eight are open chords, played in the first three frets with open strings ringing. With G, C, D and Em alone you can already play hundreds of songs.
What is a barre chord?
A chord where the index finger presses several strings at the same fret, like a movable nut. The E-shape barre (root on the low E string) and the A-shape barre (root on the A string) let you play any major or minor chord by sliding one shape along the neck.
What do the numbers like x32010 mean?
Each digit is a string, from the low E to the high E: the fret to press, 0 for an open string, x for a string you do not play. x32010 is C major.
Can I hear the chords?
Yes. The guitar at the top of this page plays real recorded acoustic, electric and nylon guitar notes: pick a chord with the buttons or the number keys 1 to 9, then strum with the Space bar or by dragging across the strings. Every chord page has the same guitar, loaded with that chord's shapes.
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