Guitar chords chart

Guitar chords with diagrams and fingering: 21 chord types in all 12 keys, several shapes per chord (open, easy, CAGED barre shapes), a left-handed view, capo charts and a realistic guitar sound.

252 chords
Fingering for every shape
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First chords to learn on guitar

With these you can play most beginner songs.

C major (C)G major (G)D major (D)A major (A)E major (E)A minor (Am)E minor (Em)D minor (Dm)F major (F)

Basic chords on guitar

Root	major	minor	dominant seventh	major seventh	minor seventh
C	C	Cm	C7	Cmaj7	Cm7
C♯	C♯	C♯m	C♯7	C♯maj7	C♯m7
D	D	Dm	D7	Dmaj7	Dm7
E♭	E♭	E♭m	E♭7	E♭maj7	E♭m7
E	E	Em	E7	Emaj7	Em7
F	F	Fm	F7	Fmaj7	Fm7
F♯	F♯	F♯m	F♯7	F♯maj7	F♯m7
G	G	Gm	G7	Gmaj7	Gm7
A♭	A♭	A♭m	A♭7	A♭maj7	A♭m7
A	A	Am	A7	Amaj7	Am7
B♭	B♭	B♭m	B♭7	B♭maj7	B♭m7
B	B	Bm	B7	Bmaj7	Bm7

Sus and power chords on guitar

Root	sus2	sus4	7sus4	power chord
C	Csus2	Csus4	C7sus4	C5
C♯	C♯sus2	C♯sus4	C♯7sus4	C♯5
D	Dsus2	Dsus4	D7sus4	D5
E♭	E♭sus2	E♭sus4	E♭7sus4	E♭5
E	Esus2	Esus4	E7sus4	E5
F	Fsus2	Fsus4	F7sus4	F5
F♯	F♯sus2	F♯sus4	F♯7sus4	F♯5
G	Gsus2	Gsus4	G7sus4	G5
A♭	A♭sus2	A♭sus4	A♭7sus4	A♭5
A	Asus2	Asus4	A7sus4	A5
B♭	B♭sus2	B♭sus4	B♭7sus4	B♭5
B	Bsus2	Bsus4	B7sus4	B5

Sixth and add chords on guitar

Root	sixth	minor sixth	add9
C	C6	Cm6	Cadd9
C♯	C♯6	C♯m6	C♯add9
D	D6	Dm6	Dadd9
E♭	E♭6	E♭m6	E♭add9
E	E6	Em6	Eadd9
F	F6	Fm6	Fadd9
F♯	F♯6	F♯m6	F♯add9
G	G6	Gm6	Gadd9
A♭	A♭6	A♭m6	A♭add9
A	A6	Am6	Aadd9
B♭	B♭6	B♭m6	B♭add9
B	B6	Bm6	Badd9

Diminished and augmented on guitar

Root	diminished	augmented	diminished seventh	half-diminished
C	Cdim	Caug	Cdim7	Cm7b5
C♯	C♯dim	C♯aug	C♯dim7	C♯m7b5
D	Ddim	Daug	Ddim7	Dm7b5
E♭	E♭dim	E♭aug	E♭dim7	E♭m7b5
E	Edim	Eaug	Edim7	Em7b5
F	Fdim	Faug	Fdim7	Fm7b5
F♯	F♯dim	F♯aug	F♯dim7	F♯m7b5
G	Gdim	Gaug	Gdim7	Gm7b5
A♭	A♭dim	A♭aug	A♭dim7	A♭m7b5
A	Adim	Aaug	Adim7	Am7b5
B♭	B♭dim	B♭aug	B♭dim7	B♭m7b5
B	Bdim	Baug	Bdim7	Bm7b5

Ninths, elevenths, thirteenths on guitar

Root	dominant ninth	minor ninth	major ninth	eleventh	thirteenth
C	C9	Cm9	Cmaj9	C11	C13
C♯	C♯9	C♯m9	C♯maj9	C♯11	C♯13
D	D9	Dm9	Dmaj9	D11	D13
E♭	E♭9	E♭m9	E♭maj9	E♭11	E♭13
E	E9	Em9	Emaj9	E11	E13
F	F9	Fm9	Fmaj9	F11	F13
F♯	F♯9	F♯m9	F♯maj9	F♯11	F♯13
G	G9	Gm9	Gmaj9	G11	G13
A♭	A♭9	A♭m9	A♭maj9	A♭11	A♭13
A	A9	Am9	Amaj9	A11	A13
B♭	B♭9	B♭m9	B♭maj9	B♭11	B♭13
B	B9	Bm9	Bmaj9	B11	B13

Frequently asked questions

Which guitar chords should I learn first?

With the open chords G, C, D, Em and Am (and later F) you can play most pop and campfire songs. For each one we show the easiest shape first, with fingering.

What is the CAGED system?

The open C, A, G, E and D shapes can be moved up the neck, with your index finger's barre taking over from the nut. That gives you every chord in five places; on the chord pages each shape is labelled by name.

How do I learn barre chords?

Start with the easy version (e.g. xx3211 instead of a full F), then practise the barre around frets 3–5 where it takes less force. Roll your index finger slightly onto its bony side and keep your thumb low and centred behind the neck.

What is a capo for?

A capo clamps all the strings at one fret, so familiar open shapes play in a higher key. Each guitar chord page has a chart showing which open shape and which capo fret give you that chord.