Guitar chord chart
Choose a chord to see up to four ways to play it on the guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E), with the notes each string plays.
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How to read a chord diagram
The vertical lines are the strings, with the low E on the left; the horizontal lines are the frets. A dot is where you press, an empty circle above the nut is an open string, and × is a string you don't play. A bar across several strings is a barre: one finger presses them all. When the shape is higher up the neck, the number on the left is the fret it starts on. Under each diagram is the short form: x32010 means low E muted, then frets 3, 2, 0, 1 and 0.
How these diagrams are made
Each fingering is generated from the chord's notes and checked: every string you play sounds a note of the chord, every note of the chord is there (in chords of four or more notes, the perfect fifth may be left out), the lowest note is the root, and the shape fits within four frets and four fingers. The first diagram stays within the first three frets when the chord allows it; the others are other ways to play it, including barre shapes further up the neck.
Open shapes and barre chords
Open chords use open strings in the first frets (C, A, G, E and D are the classic shapes). Moving one of those shapes up the neck with a barre keeps the same type of chord in another key: the E shape at the 1st fret is F, at the 3rd fret G.
Guitar chord chart
Major chords
Minor chords
Dominant 7th chords
Frequently asked questions
What does x mean on a guitar chord chart?
Don't play that string: mute it or leave it out of the strum.
How do I play an F chord without a barre?
Choose F in the tool and look at the other diagrams: smaller shapes on the top four strings, like xx3211, avoid the full barre.
Do these diagrams work for left-handed guitar?
Yes: check “Left-handed” and the diagrams in the tool are mirrored, with the low E string on the right.