Guitar chords, with the fingering

Guitar chords by root note

Pick a root, then the chord type. Every chord shown has its own page.

Most searched guitar chords

• Bm224432B minor · hard
• Cx32010C major · easy
• G320003G major · easy
• Dmxx0231D minor · easy
• Em022000E minor · easy
• F133211F major · hard
• Gm355333G minor · medium
• Cm335543C minor · hard
• B224442B major · hard
• B7x21202B dominant 7th · easy

First guitar chords to learn, in order

These eight open chords cover most beginner songs. Learn them in this order: each one reuses part of the shape before it.

1. Em 022000
   Two fingers, all six strings. The easiest full chord there is.
2. Am x02210
   Three fingers in a compact shape; pairs with Em in hundreds of songs.
3. C x32010
   Your first stretch across three frets.
4. G 320003
   Uses the full width of the neck and all six strings.
5. D xx0232
   A small triangle on the top three strings.
6. E 022100
   Em plus one finger, and the shape behind most barre chords.
7. A x02220
   Three fingers in one fret.
8. Dm xx0231
   The last of the open minor chords.

Guitar chords by type

• Major chords1–3–5
• Minor chords1–♭3–5
• 7th chords1–3–5–♭7
• Minor 7th chords1–♭3–5–♭7
• Major 7th chords1–3–5–7
• Diminished 7th chords1–♭3–♭5–♭♭7
• Sus2 chords1–2–5
• Sus4 chords1–4–5
• 6th chords1–3–5–6
• Minor 6th chords1–♭3–5–6
• 9th chords1–3–5–♭7–9
• Minor 9th chords1–♭3–5–♭7–9
• Major 9th chords1–3–5–7–9
• Add9 chords1–3–5–9

Capo chart and printable chord diagrams

The guitar capo chart shows which chord each open shape becomes at every capo position, and where to put the capo to play in any key.

Every chord page has a one-page PDF, black on white, and a PNG of the main diagram. Print them or keep them on your phone.