Guitar Chord Finder

Find fingerings for any chord, with open and barre voicings, finger numbers, muted strings and a left-handed view.

Root

Chord type

Easier shapes only Left-handed

Notes A - C# - E Formula 0 - 4 - 7

Chord transposer

Diagrams read low E on the left. A cross means the string is not played, a circle means it rings open, and the number inside a dot is the finger to use. Every diagram is generated from the chord's own notes rather than copied from anywhere.

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Shapes generated, not copied

Every diagram here is produced from the chord's own notes. Open shapes are defined once, and movable barre forms carry a root string so they can be slid to any root - which is exactly how a guitarist thinks about them. Nothing is scraped from anywhere and no other site's diagrams or artwork are used.

The practical benefit is that the shapes are checked rather than trusted: an automated test confirms that every generated voicing sounds only notes belonging to the chord, and that the root is actually present. A mistyped fret would fail that test rather than sit quietly in a chart.

Reading a diagram

Strings run left to right from the low E to the high E, the way the guitar looks when you hold it up to face you. A thick line at the top is the nut. A cross above a string means do not play it; a circle means play it open. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little. A number to the left says which fret the diagram starts at.

Barre chords

Movable shapes need one finger flat across several strings. They are hard at first and the usual problem is not strength - it is the angle. Roll the index finger slightly onto its side, keep the thumb behind the neck rather than over the top, and press just behind the fret rather than on top of it. Tick "easier shapes only" to hide them while you build up to it.

Chord tones and formula

Each chord shows its notes and its interval formula in semitones from the root - a major triad is 0-4-7, a minor is 0-3-7, a dominant seventh is 0-4-7-10. Learning the formulas is far more useful than memorising shapes, because it explains why the shapes are what they are.

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