Guitar chord chart
The chords a guitarist meets first, drawn as diagrams you can print. Open a chord to watch 3D hands play it, slowly, from any angle.
How to read a chord diagram
- The six vertical lines are the strings: the thickest (low E) on the left, the thinnest (high E) on the right.
- The horizontal lines are frets. A thick line at the top is the nut; when the chord sits higher up the neck, a number on the right shows the fret it starts at.
- Each dot is a finger, numbered 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. A bar across several strings is a barre with the index finger.
- A circle above a string means play it open; a cross means leave it out.
Open major chords
Open minor chords
7th chords
Major 7th and minor 7th chords
Sus chords
Major chords in every key
Above the 5th fret or with a barre, the shapes repeat: the same E-shape or A-shape moved up the neck.
Minor chords in every key
Which guitar chords should I learn first?
C, G, D, Em and Am. With those five you can play a large share of pop and folk songs. Add A, E and Dm next, then the 7th chords.
What is the easiest way to play F?
Start with Fmaj7 (no barre), then the small F on four strings, and move to the full barre once the index finger is strong enough. The F chord page shows all three.
Why do some chords have two names?
C# and Db, or A# and Bb, are the same notes written two ways. The key of the song decides which spelling is used.
Learn the chords inside a real song
Paste any chord sheet into the player and the 3D hands play every chord in time, with the strumming.
Open the player