Interactive Guitar Chord Chart
Learn the shape, hear the chord, and practice it on the virtual guitar.
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Start with a few open chords. Learn the shape, make every string ring clearly, then switch slowly between chords.
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Common chord progressions to practice
The most common progression in music
Used in countless pop songs
Classic jazz progression
The 50s progression
Modern pop staple
Build Your Guitar Song
Create your own guitar song by choosing chords and adding your own strumming pattern.
Build Your Guitar Song →Frequently Asked Questions
Search for the chord by name, or use the category filters to browse major, minor, 7th, maj7, sus, diminished and augmented families. Selecting a chord opens its detail view with the notes it contains and, on guitar, the fingering diagram for the shape.
Every chord has a play control that sounds the chord using the same instrument voice as the simulators. On guitar it is strummed across the strings, and on piano the notes are struck together, so you hear the chord the way you would actually play it.
The vertical lines are the strings and the horizontal lines are the frets. A dot shows where to press, and the number on it tells you which finger to use. An O above a string means play it open, and an X means do not sound that string.
Start with the open chords C, G, D, Em and Am, which between them cover a huge number of popular songs. Once you can change between them cleanly, add F and Dm, and then begin exploring 7th chords to add colour to your progressions.
Once you know a few shapes, open the Song Builder for your instrument and add those chords to a sequence. Set a tempo, choose a strumming or playing style, and loop the result so you can practise changing between the chords in time with the playback.