Guitar Chords
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The number on the left represents the lower pitched E string. There's a diagram below. The number represents what fret you should be on and an "x" represents a string you don't strum. A "0" represents a string played open (no fret).
The diagram beneath shows which fingers to put and where. Your index finger is 1, middle is 2, ring is 3, pinky is 4, and thumb is T; 0 represents a string played open. The "|" denotes a played string, the "o" denotes finger holding the fret down, and the "x" denotes a string not played. These are the most common fingerings, but variations are used as well.
There are several good web sites related to chords, you can find them on the Guitar Links page.
E A D G B e
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The A chords
- A major
x 0 2 2 2 0
______ ______ ______ ______ x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x|ooo| x|ooo| x|ooox x|oxox x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x||||| x02130 x01230 x0111x x01x2x
- A major barre
x 7 7 6 5 5
______ x|||oo 5 x||o|| xoo||| x||||| x34211
- A major 7
x 0 2 1 2 0
______ ______
x||o|| x|||||
x|o|o| x|ooo|
x||||| x|||||
------ x||||o
x02130 ------
x02224
- A 7
x 0 2 0 2 0
______ x||||| x|o|o| x||||| ------ x02030
- A 7 barre
x 7 5 6 5 5
______ x|o|oo 5 x||o|| xo|||| ------ x31211
- A 6
x 0 2 2 2 2
______ x||||| x|oooo x||||| ------ x02222
- A 5
x 0 2 2 x x
______ x|||xx x|ooxx x|||xx ------ x011xx
- A sus 2
x 0 2 2 0 0
______ x||||| x|oo|| x||||| ------ x02300
- A sus 4
x 0 2 2 3 0
______ x||||| x|oo|| x|||o| ------ x02230
- A sus 9
x 0 2 4 2 0
______ x||||| x|o|o| x||||| x||o|| ------ x02420
- A minor
x 0 2 2 1 0
______ x|||o| x|oo|| x||||| ------ x02310
- A minor barre
x 7 7 5 5 5
______ x||ooo 5 x||||| xoo||| ------ x34111
- A minor 7
x 0 2 0 1 0
______ x|||o| x|o||| x||||| ------ x02010
The A#/Bb chords
- Bb major
x 1 3 3 3 1
______ xo|||o x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- Bb major 7
x 1 3 2 3 1
______ xo|||o x||o|| x|o|o| ------ x12341
- Bb 7
x 1 3 1 3 1
______ xo|o|o x||||| x|o|o| ------ x12141
- Bb 5
x 1 3 3 x x
______ xo||xx x|||xx x|ooxx ------ x134xx
- Bb sus 2
x 1 3 3 1 1
______ xo||oo x||||| x|oo|| ------ x13411
- Bb minor
x 1 3 3 2 1
______ xo|||o x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- Bb minor 7
x 1 3 1 2 1
______ xo|o|o x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13141
The B chords
- B major
x 2 4 4 4 2
______ xo|||o 2 x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- B major 7
x 2 4 3 4 2
______ xo|||o 2 x||o|| x|o|o| ------ x134xx
- B major 9
x 2 4 3 2 4
______ xo||o| 2 x||o|| x|o||o ------ x12314
- B 7
x 2 1 2 0 2
______ x|o||| xo|o|o x||||| ------ x21304
- B 5
x 2 4 4 x x
______ xo||xx 2 x|||xx x|ooxx ------ x134xx
- B sus 2
x 2 4 4 2 2
______ xo||oo 2 x||||| x|oo|| ------ x13411
- B minor
x 2 4 4 3 2
______ xo|||o 2 x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- B minor 7
x 2 4 2 3 2
______ xo|o|o 2 x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13121
The C chords
- C major
x 3 2 0 1 0
______ x|||o| x|o||| xo|||| ------ x32010
- C major barre
x 3 5 5 5 3
______ xo|||o 3 x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- C major/G
3 3 2 0 1 0
______ ||||o| ||o||| oo|||| ------ 342010
- C major Variation 1
x 3 2 0 1 3
______ x|||o| x|o||| xo|||o ------ x32014
- C major 7
x 3 2 0 0 0
______ x||||| x|o||| xo|||| ------ x32000
- C 7
x 3 2 3 1 0
______ x|||o| x|o||| xo|o|| ------ x32410
- C 5
x 3 5 5 x x
______ xo||xx 3 x|||xx x|ooxx ------ x134xx
- C sus 2
x 3 5 5 3 3
______ xo||oo 3 x||||| x|oo|| ------ x13411
- C add 9
x 3 2 0 3 3
______ x||||| x|o||| xo||oo ------ x21034
- C minor
x 3 5 5 4 3
______ xo|||o 3 x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- C minor 7
x 3 5 3 4 2
______ xo|||o 3 x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13121
The C#/Db chords
- C# major
x 4 6 6 6 4
______ xo|||o 4 x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- C# major 7
x 4 6 5 6 4
______ xo|||o 4 x||o|| x|o|o| ------ x13241
- C# 7
x 4 6 4 6 4
______ xo|o|o 4 x||||| x|o|o| ------ x13141
- C# 5
x 4 6 6 x x
______ xo||xx 4 x|||xx x|ooxx ------ x134xx
- C# sus 2
x 4 6 6 4 4
______ xo||oo 4 x||||| x|oo|| ------ x13411
- C# minor
x 4 6 6 5 4
______ xo|||o 4 x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- C# minor 7
x 4 6 4 5 4
______ xo|o|o 4 x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13121
The D chords
- D major
x x 0 2 3 2
______ xx|||| xx|o|o xx||o| ------ xx0132
- D major barre
x 5 7 7 7 5
______ xo|||o 5 x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- D/F#
2 x 0 2 3 2
______ |x|||| ox|o|o |x||o| ------ Tx0132
- D major 7
x x 0 2 2 2
______ xx|||| xx|ooo xx|||| ------ xx0111
- D 7
x x 0 2 1 2
______ xx||o| xx|o|o xx|||| ------ xx0123
- D 5
x x 0 2 3 x
______ xx|||x xx|o|x xx||ox ------ xx023x
- D sus 4
x x 0 2 3 3
______ xx|||| xx|o|| xx||oo ------ xx0134
- D sus 2
x x 0 2 3 0
______ xx|||| xx|o|| xx||o| ------ xx0130
- D minor
x x 0 2 3 1
______ xx|||o xx|o|| xx||o| ------ xx0231
- D minor barre
x 5 7 7 6 5
______ xo|||o 5 x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- D minor 7
x 5 7 5 6 5
______ xo|o|o 5 x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13121
The D#/Eb chords
- Eb major
x 6 8 8 8 6
______ xo|||o 6 x||||| x|ooo| ------ x12341
- Eb major 7
x 6 8 7 8 6
______ xo|||o 6 x||o|| x|o|o| ------ x13241
- Eb 7
x 6 8 6 8 6
______ xo|o|o 6 x||||| x|o|o| ------ x13141
- Eb 5
x 6 8 8 x x
______ xo||xx 6 x|||xx x|ooxx ------ x134xx
- Eb sus 2
x 6 8 8 6 6
______ xo|||o 6 x||||| x|oo|| ------ x13411
- Eb minor
x 6 8 8 7 6
______ xo|||o 6 x|||o| x|oo|| ------ x13421
- Eb minor 7
x 6 8 6 7 6
______ xo|o|o 6 x|||o| x|o||| ------ x13121
The E chords
- E major
0 2 2 1 0 0
______ |||o|| |oo||| |||||| ------ 023100
- E major 7
0 2 1 1 0 0
______ ||oo|| |o|||| |||||| ------ 031200
- E 7
0 2 0 1 0 0
______ |||o|| |o|||| |||||| ------ 020100
- E 5
0 2 2 x x x
______ |||xxx |ooxxx |||xxx ------ 022xxx
- E minor
0 2 2 0 0 0
______ |||||| |oo||| |||||| ------ 023000
- E minor 7
0 2 0 0 0 0
______ |||||| |o|||| |||||| ------ 020000
The F chords
- F major
x x 3 2 1 1
______ xx||oo xx|o|| xxo||| ------ xx3211
- F major Barre
1 3 3 2 1 1
______ o|||oo |||o|| |oo||| ------ 134211
- F major 7
x x 3 2 1 0
______ xx||o| xx|o|| xxo||| ------ xx3210
- F 7
1 3 1 2 1 1
______ o|||oo |||o|| |o|||| ------ 131211
- F 5
1 3 3 x x x
______ o||xxx |||xxx |ooxxx ------ 134xxx
- F minor
1 3 3 1 1 1
______ o|||oo |||||| |oo||| ------ 134111
- F minor 7
1 3 1 1 1 1
______ o|||oo |||||| |o|||| ------ 131111
The F#/Gb chords
- F# major
2 4 4 3 2 2
______ o|||oo 2 |||o|| |oo||| ------ 134211
- F# major 7
x x 4 3 2 1
______ xx|||o 2 xx||o| xx|o|| xxo||| ------ xx4321
- F# 7
2 4 2 3 2 2
______ o|o|oo 2 |||o|| |o|||| ------ 131211
- F# 5
2 4 4 x x x
______ o||xxx 2 |||xxx |ooxxx ------ 134xxx
- F# minor
2 4 4 2 2 2
______ o||ooo 2 |||||| |oo||| ------ 134111
- F# minor 7
2 4 2 2 2 2
______ o|oooo 2 |||||| |o|||| ------ 131111
- F# minor 7 Variation 1
2 x 2 2 2 x
______ oxooox 2 |x|||x |x|||x ------ 1x234x
The G chords
- G major
3 2 0 0 0 3
______ ______ |||||| |||||| |o|||| |o|||| o||||o o||||o ------ ------ 210003 320004
- G major Barre
3 5 5 4 3 3
______ o|||oo 3 |||o|| |oo||| ------ 134211
- G major Variation 1
3 2 0 0 3 3
______ |||||| |o|||| o|||oo ------ 210034
- G major 7
3 2 0 0 2
______ |||||| |o|||o o||||| ------ 320001
- G 7
3 2 0 0 0 1
______ |||||o |o|||| o||||| ------ 320001
- G 5
3 5 5 x x x
______ o||xxx 3 |||xxx |ooxxx ------ 134xxx
- G minor
3 5 5 3 3 3
______ o||ooo 3 |||||| |oo||| ------ 134111
- G minor 7
3 5 3 3 3 3
______ o|oooo 3 |||||| |o|||| ------ 134211
The G#/Ab chords
- Ab major
4 6 6 5 4 4
______ o|||oo 4 |||o|| |oo||| ------ 134211
- Ab 7
4 6 4 5 4 4
______ o|o|oo 4 |||o|| |o|||| ------ 131211
- Ab 5
4 6 6 x x x
______ o||xxx 4 |||xxx |ooxxx ------ 134xxx
- Ab minor
4 6 6 4 4 4
______ o||ooo 4 |||||| |oo||| ------ 134111
- Ab minor 7
4 6 4 4 4 4
______ o|oooo 4 |||||| |o|||| ------ 131111
External Links
- Free Guitar Chords
- Guitar THIS Beginner guitar tool: chords, scales, placement, hands-on visual learning
