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Guitar chord chart and chord finder, with ukulele and piano

A chord is a root note plus a fixed set of intervals: a major chord is the root, a major third and a perfect fifth (C major is C–E–G), and a minor chord lowers the third (C minor is C–E♭–G). Pick an instrument, a root and a chord type below to see the shape, the fingering and the notes, and to hear it.

SlowHum Editorial · Published October 26, 2026 · 12 roots × 15 chord types, every shape checked by code

Root
Chord type

C

C major

root
C
major 3rd
E
perfect 5th
G

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 · Major 3rd and perfect 5th.

1. Open chord
×321CEGCE

Frets x32010 · Fingers x32010

2. A-shape barre (root at fret 3)
×13331CGCEG

Frets x35553 · Fingers x13331

3. E-shape barre (root at fret 8)
8fr134211CGCEGC

Frets 8-10-10-9-8-8 · Fingers 134211

Standard tuning E A D G B E. Numbers on the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little. ○ open string, × don’t play.

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Chord formulas

Every chord on this page is built from one of these formulas. Numbers are scale degrees above the root; a flat lowers that degree a half step.

Chord typeSymbolFormulaSemitonesIn C
MajorC1 3 50-4-7C E G
MinorCm1 ♭3 50-3-7C E♭ G
Dominant 7thC71 3 5 ♭70-4-7-10C E G B♭
Major 7thCmaj71 3 5 70-4-7-11C E G B
Minor 7thCm71 ♭3 5 ♭70-3-7-10C E♭ G B♭
Suspended 2ndCsus21 2 50-2-7C D G
Suspended 4thCsus41 4 50-5-7C F G
Dominant 7th sus4C7sus41 4 5 ♭70-5-7-10C F G B♭
DiminishedCdim1 ♭3 ♭50-3-6C E♭ G♭
Diminished 7thCdim71 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫70-3-6-9C E♭ G♭ B𝄫
Half-diminished (m7♭5)Cm7♭51 ♭3 ♭5 ♭70-3-6-10C E♭ G♭ B♭
AugmentedCaug1 3 ♯50-4-8C E G♯
Added 9thCadd91 3 5 90-4-7-14C E G D
Major 6thC61 3 5 60-4-7-9C E G A
Minor 6thCm61 ♭3 5 60-3-7-9C E♭ G A

Guitar chord chart: open chords

Standard tuning, low E to high E. Read the frets left to right from the thickest string: x means don’t play it, 0 means play it open. The first eight are the usual beginner set. F, B♭ and B major have no common open shape, so the finder shows their barre shapes.

ChordFrets (E A D G B E)FingersNotes
Cx32010x32010C E G
Ax02220x01230A C♯ E
G320003210003G B D
E022100023100E G♯ B
Dxx0232xx0132D F♯ A
Amx02210x02310A C E
Em022000023000E G B
Dmxx0231xx0231D F A
Cmaj7x32000x32000C E G B
Caugx32110x43120C E G♯
Cadd9x32030x21030C E G D
D7xx0212xx0213D F♯ A C
Dmaj7xx0222xx0123D F♯ A C♯
Dm7xx0211xx0211D F A C
Dsus2xx0230xx0130D E A
Dsus4xx0233xx0134D G A
D7sus4xx0213xx0214D G A C
Ddim7xx0101xx0102D F A♭ C♭
Dm7♭5xx0111xx0111D F A♭ C
D6xx0202xx0203D F♯ A B
Dm6xx0201xx0201D F A B
E7020100020100E G♯ B D
Emaj7021100031200E G♯ B D♯
Em7022030012030E G B D
Esus4022200023400E A B
E7sus4020200020300E A B D
Eaug032110043120E G♯ B♯
Eadd9024100024100E G♯ B F♯
E6022120023140E G♯ B C♯
Em6022020012030E G B C♯
Fmaj7xx3210xx3210F A C E
G7320001320001G B D F
Gmaj7320002320001G B D F♯
G6320000210000G B D E
A7x02020x02030A C♯ E G
Amaj7x02120x02130A C♯ E G♯
Am7x02010x02010A C E G
Asus2x02200x01200A B E
Asus4x02230x01230A D E
A7sus4x02030x02030A D E G
Am7♭5x0101xx0102xA C E♭ G
Aadd9x02420x01420A C♯ E B
A6x02222x01111A C♯ E F♯
Am6x02212x02314A C E F♯
B7x21202x21304B D♯ F♯ A
Bm7x20202x10203B D F♯ A

Ukulele chord chart

Standard G C E A tuning with a high G, frets listed G-C-E-A (the string nearest your chin first). These are the standard chart shapes for the five everyday chord types in all twelve keys.

RootMajorMinorDominant 7thMinor 7thMajor 7th
CC: 0003Cm: 0333C7: 0001Cm7: 3333Cmaj7: 0002
C♯/D♭C♯: 1114C♯m: 1104C♯7: 1112C♯m7: 1102C♯maj7: 1113
DD: 2220Dm: 2210D7: 2223Dm7: 2213Dmaj7: 2224
E♭/D♯E♭: 0331E♭m: 3321E♭7: 3334E♭m7: 3324E♭maj7: 3335
EE: 4442Em: 0432E7: 1202Em7: 0202Emaj7: 1302
FF: 2010Fm: 1013F7: 2313Fm7: 1313Fmaj7: 2413
F♯/G♭F♯: 3121F♯m: 2120F♯7: 3424F♯m7: 2424F♯maj7: 3524
GG: 0232Gm: 0231G7: 0212Gm7: 0211Gmaj7: 0222
A♭/G♯A♭: 5343A♭m: 4342A♭7: 1323A♭m7: 1322A♭maj7: 1333
AA: 2100Am: 2000A7: 0100Am7: 0000Amaj7: 1100
B♭/A♯B♭: 3211B♭m: 3111B♭7: 1211B♭m7: 1111B♭maj7: 3210
BB: 4322Bm: 4222B7: 2322Bm7: 2222Bmaj7: 4321

Piano chord chart

Notes from the root up, in root position. On the keyboard, a major triad spans four half steps then three (C to E to G); a minor triad spans three then four.

RootMajorMinorDominant 7thMajor 7thMinor 7th
CC E GC E♭ GC E G B♭C E G BC E♭ G B♭
C♯/D♭C♯ E♯ G♯C♯ E G♯C♯ E♯ G♯ BC♯ E♯ G♯ B♯C♯ E G♯ B
DD F♯ AD F AD F♯ A CD F♯ A C♯D F A C
E♭/D♯E♭ G B♭E♭ G♭ B♭E♭ G B♭ D♭E♭ G B♭ DE♭ G♭ B♭ D♭
EE G♯ BE G BE G♯ B DE G♯ B D♯E G B D
FF A CF A♭ CF A C E♭F A C EF A♭ C E♭
F♯/G♭F♯ A♯ C♯F♯ A C♯F♯ A♯ C♯ EF♯ A♯ C♯ E♯F♯ A C♯ E
GG B DG B♭ DG B D FG B D F♯G B♭ D F
A♭/G♯A♭ C E♭A♭ C♭ E♭A♭ C E♭ G♭A♭ C E♭ GA♭ C♭ E♭ G♭
AA C♯ EA C EA C♯ E GA C♯ E G♯A C E G
B♭/A♯B♭ D FB♭ D♭ FB♭ D F A♭B♭ D F AB♭ D♭ F A♭
BB D♯ F♯B D F♯B D♯ F♯ AB D♯ F♯ A♯B D F♯ A

Every chord, spelled

All 180 chords the finder knows, with the first guitar and ukulele shape for each.

C chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
CC E Gx320100003
CmC E♭ Gx355430333
C7C E G B♭x353530001
Cmaj7C E G Bx320000002
Cm7C E♭ G B♭x353433333
Csus2C D Gx355330233
Csus4C F Gx355630013
C7sus4C F G B♭x353630011
CdimC E♭ G♭x3454x5323
Cdim7C E♭ G♭ B𝄫x342422323
Cm7♭5C E♭ G♭ B♭x3434x3323
CaugC E G♯x321101003
Cadd9C E G Dx320300203
C6C E G Ax355550000
Cm6C E♭ G Ax355452333
C♯/D♭ chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯x466641114
C♯mC♯ E G♯x466541104
C♯7C♯ E♯ G♯ Bx464641112
C♯maj7C♯ E♯ G♯ B♯x465641113
C♯m7C♯ E G♯ Bx464541102
C♯sus2C♯ D♯ G♯x466441344
C♯sus4C♯ F♯ G♯x466741124
C♯7sus4C♯ F♯ G♯ Bx464741122
C♯dimC♯ E Gx4565x0404
C♯dim7C♯ E G B♭x453530101
C♯m7♭5C♯ E G Bx4545x0102
C♯augC♯ E♯ G𝄪x4322x2110
C♯add9C♯ E♯ G♯ D♯x4314x1314
C♯6C♯ E♯ G♯ A♯x466661111
C♯m6C♯ E G♯ A♯x466561101
D chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
DD F♯ Axx02322220
DmD F Axx02312210
D7D F♯ A Cxx02122223
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯xx02222224
Dm7D F A Cxx02112213
Dsus2D E Axx02302200
Dsus4D G Axx02330230
D7sus4D G A Cxx02132233
DdimD F A♭x5676x7545
Ddim7D F A♭ C♭xx01011212
Dm7♭5D F A♭ Cxx01111213
DaugD F♯ A♯x5433x3221
Dadd9D F♯ A Ex5425x2425
D6D F♯ A Bxx02022222
Dm6D F A Bxx02012212
E♭/D♯ chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
E♭E♭ G B♭x688860331
E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭x688763321
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭x686863334
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ Dx687863335
E♭m7E♭ G♭ B♭ D♭x686763324
E♭sus2E♭ F B♭x688663311
E♭sus4E♭ A♭ B♭x688961341
E♭7sus4E♭ A♭ B♭ D♭x686963344
E♭dimE♭ G♭ B𝄫x6787x2320
E♭dim7E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D𝄫x675752323
E♭m7♭5E♭ G♭ B𝄫 D♭x6767x2324
E♭augE♭ G Bx6544x0332
E♭add9E♭ G B♭ Fx6536x0311
E♭6E♭ G B♭ Cx688883333
E♭m6E♭ G♭ B♭ Cx688783323
E chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
EE G♯ B0221004442
EmE G B0220000432
E7E G♯ B D0201001202
Emaj7E G♯ B D♯0211001302
Em7E G B D0220300202
Esus2E F♯ Bx799774422
Esus4E A B0222004400
E7sus4E A B D0202002202
EdimE G B♭x7898x0401
Edim7E G B♭ D♭x786860101
Em7♭5E G B♭ Dx7878x0201
EaugE G♯ B♯0321101003
Eadd9E G♯ B F♯0241001422
E6E G♯ B C♯0221201102
Em6E G B C♯0220200102
F chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
FF A C1332112010
FmF A♭ C1331111013
F7F A C E♭1312112313
Fmaj7F A C Exx32102413
Fm7F A♭ C E♭1311111313
Fsus2F G Cx-8-10-10-8-80013
Fsus4F B♭ C1333113011
F7sus4F B♭ C E♭1313113313
FdimF A♭ C♭x-8-9-10-9-x4542
Fdim7F A♭ C♭ E𝄫x897971212
Fm7♭5F A♭ C♭ E♭x8989x1312
FaugF A C♯1x322x2110
Fadd9F A C Gxx32130010
F6F A C Dx-8-10-10-10-102213
Fm6F A♭ C Dx-8-10-10-9-101213
F♯/G♭ chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯2443223121
F♯mF♯ A C♯2442222120
F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E2423223424
F♯maj7F♯ A♯ C♯ E♯2x332x3524
F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E2422222424
F♯sus2F♯ G♯ C♯x-9-11-11-9-91124
F♯sus4F♯ B C♯2444224122
F♯7sus4F♯ B C♯ E2424224424
F♯dimF♯ A Cx-9-10-11-10-x2020
F♯dim7F♯ A C E♭x-9-10-8-10-82323
F♯m7♭5F♯ A C E2x221x2423
F♯augF♯ A♯ C𝄪2x433x3221
F♯add9F♯ A♯ C♯ G♯xx43241121
F♯6F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯x-9-11-11-11-113324
F♯m6F♯ A C♯ D♯x-9-11-11-10-112324
G chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
GG B D3200030232
GmG B♭ D3553330231
G7G B D F3200010212
Gmaj7G B D F♯3200020222
Gm7G B♭ D F3533330211
Gsus2G A Dx-10-12-12-10-100230
Gsus4G C D3555330233
G7sus4G C D F3535330213
GdimG B♭ D♭x-10-11-12-11-x0131
Gdim7G B♭ D♭ F♭x-10-11-9-11-90101
Gm7♭5G B♭ D♭ F3x332x0111
GaugG B D♯3x544x0332
Gadd9G B D Axx54352232
G6G B D E3200000202
Gm6G B♭ D Ex-10-12-12-11-120201
A♭/G♯ chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
A♭A♭ C E♭4665445343
A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭4664444342
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭4645441323
A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G4x554x1333
A♭m7A♭ C♭ E♭ G♭4644441322
A♭sus2A♭ B♭ E♭x-11-13-13-11-111341
A♭sus4A♭ D♭ E♭4666441344
A♭7sus4A♭ D♭ E♭ G♭4646441324
A♭dimA♭ C♭ E𝄫x-11-12-13-12-x4242
A♭dim7A♭ C♭ E𝄫 G𝄫x-11-12-10-12-101212
A♭m7♭5A♭ C♭ E𝄫 G♭4x443x1222
A♭augA♭ C E4x655x1003
A♭add9A♭ C E♭ B♭xx65463343
A♭6A♭ C E♭ Fx-11-13-13-13-131313
A♭m6A♭ C♭ E♭ Fx-11-13-13-12-131312
A chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
AA C♯ Ex022202100
AmA C Ex022102000
A7A C♯ E Gx020200100
Amaj7A C♯ E G♯x021201100
Am7A C E Gx020100000
Asus2A B Ex022004400
Asus4A D Ex022302200
A7sus4A D E Gx020300200
AdimA C E♭x-12-13-14-13-x5350
Adim7A C E♭ G♭x-12-13-11-13-112323
Am7♭5A C E♭ Gx0101x2333
AaugA C♯ E♯5x766x2110
Aadd9A C♯ E Bx024202102
A6A C♯ E F♯x022222424
Am6A C E F♯x022122423
B♭/A♯ chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
B♭B♭ D Fx133313211
B♭mB♭ D♭ Fx133213111
B♭7B♭ D F A♭x131311211
B♭maj7B♭ D F Ax132313210
B♭m7B♭ D♭ F A♭x131211111
B♭sus2B♭ C Fx133113011
B♭sus4B♭ E♭ Fx133413311
B♭7sus4B♭ E♭ F A♭x131411311
B♭dimB♭ D♭ F♭x1232x3101
B♭dim7B♭ D♭ F♭ A𝄫x-13-14-12-14-120101
B♭m7♭5B♭ D♭ F♭ A♭x1212x1101
B♭augB♭ D F♯6x877x3221
B♭add9B♭ D F Cxx87683213
B♭6B♭ D F Gx133330211
B♭m6B♭ D♭ F Gx133230111
B chords
ChordNotesGuitarUkulele
BB D♯ F♯x244424322
BmB D F♯x244324222
B7B D♯ F♯ Ax212022322
Bmaj7B D♯ F♯ A♯x243424321
Bm7B D F♯ Ax202022222
Bsus2B C♯ F♯x244224122
Bsus4B E F♯x244524422
B7sus4B E F♯ Ax242524420
BdimB D Fx2343x4212
Bdim7B D F A♭x231311212
Bm7♭5B D F Ax2323x2212
BaugB D♯ F𝄪7x988x0332
Badd9B D♯ F♯ C♯xx98794324
B6B D♯ F♯ G♯x244441322
Bm6B D F♯ G♯x244341222

How this works

Spelling. Each chord type is stored as a formula of intervals, using the definitions in Open Music Theory (sources below). The letter of each note comes from its degree, a third is two letters above the root and a fifth four, and the sharp or flat comes from the semitone count. That is why F♯ augmented is F♯–A♯–C𝄪 and not F♯–A♯–D: the fifth of an F chord has to be a C.

Shapes. Guitar shapes are the standard open chords where one exists, then the moveable E-shape (root on the 6th string) and A-shape (root on the 5th string) barre forms, plus a D-shape for add9. Ukulele shapes start from the standard chart for major, minor, 7, m7 and maj7, and a search of the first twelve frets supplies alternates and the other chord types.

Checking. A test script in the site’s code plays every shape on paper: the notes each fretted string sounds must equal the chord’s notes exactly, none missing and none extra, and every guitar shape must have the root as its lowest note. Shapes that leave a chord tone out, such as the common C7 shape x32310 (no G), are not listed. The fingering is checked too: four fingers at most, barres only on one fret, and no stretch wider than four frets.

Naming. In “Name my chord” mode the finder collects the notes you place, compares them with all 180 chords and lists every exact match. When the lowest note is not the root it adds a slash, so E–G–C reads C/E.

Last checked: October 26, 2026. Sound is a simple synthesized tone, not a recording, so it shows you the notes rather than the instrument’s real timbre.

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Questions people ask

What notes are in a chord?

A chord is a root plus a fixed set of intervals above it. A major chord is the root, a major third and a perfect fifth (C major is C, E, G); a minor chord lowers the third by a half step (C minor is C, E flat, G).

What are the easiest guitar chords for beginners?

The open chords C, A, G, E, D, A minor, E minor and D minor are the usual first set, because they need no barre. All eight are in the open-chord table on this page with their fret numbers.

What is the difference between a 7 chord and a maj7 chord?

Both add a seventh to a major triad. A plain 7 (dominant seventh) adds a minor seventh, so C7 is C, E, G, B flat; maj7 adds a major seventh, so Cmaj7 is C, E, G, B.

How do I play a barre chord?

Lay your index finger flat across the strings at one fret and make an open-chord shape with the other fingers above it. The E-shape puts the root on the 6th string and the A-shape on the 5th string, so one shape moved up the neck plays all twelve roots.

Are ukulele chords the same as guitar chords?

The chord names and notes are the same, but the shapes differ because a ukulele is tuned G C E A, not E A D G B E. The same finger shape on a guitar's top four strings gives a chord a fourth lower: the uke's C shape (0003) makes a G chord on guitar.

Why is a note written with two flats or two sharps?

Each chord tone keeps the letter its interval calls for. A diminished seventh above C is B double flat, not A, because a seventh above C must use the letter B; it sounds the same as A on a keyboard.

Sources

  1. Open Music Theory: Triads (Chelsey Hamm)Major, minor, diminished and augmented triads: the quality of the third and fifth above the root.
  2. Open Music Theory: Seventh Chords (Chelsey Hamm)The five seventh-chord qualities: major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th, half-diminished and diminished 7th.
  3. Open Music Theory: Chord Symbols (Megan Lavengood)Chord-symbol conventions: add9 (no 7th), the added 6th written as 6, sus4 and sus2 replacing the third, and 7sus.

Last checked: October 26, 2026.

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