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Free Chord Library

Look up any guitar chord. Multiple voicings, fingerings, and audio playback for every shape.

How to use it

Look up any chord, three steps.

i

Pick the root note

Select the root note of the chord, A, B, C, D, E, F or G, plus any sharps or flats. This is the letter that names the chord (the "C" in "C Major" or the "F♯" in "F♯ minor").

ii

Choose the chord quality

Major, minor, 7th, sus4, add9, diminished, augmented, pick the chord type. The diagram updates instantly to show you the shape, with finger numbers and string indicators.

iii

Browse the voicings

Each chord has up to 49 voicings, different fingerings, positions, and inversions all over the fretboard. Tap through them, hit play to hear how they sound, and find the one that fits your song.

Essential chord families

Open chords
C · G · D · A · E · F · Am · Em · Dm
Barre chords
F shape · B shape
7th chords
C7 · G7 · D7 · A7 · E7
Suspended (sus)
Csus2 · Csus4 · Dsus2 · Asus4
Add chords
Cadd9 · Gadd9 · Dadd11
Slash chords
C/G · D/F# · G/B
Beyond the chord shape

You found the chord. Now make it sound interesting.

Knowing the shape is just step one. My course Acoustic Adventure includes a "Cowboy Chord Liberation" section that shows you how to take basic chords and transform them with hammer-ons, suspensions, and Mayer / Knopfler-style embellishments.

See Acoustic Adventure