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Guitar chord finder

Tap the frets of any shape on the neck, or pick the notes, and the finder names the chord: its usual name, the other names the same notes go by, and what each note is in it. Hear it, then see every way to play it. It works in any tuning.

Tuning Standard E A D G B E

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Frets, lowest string first

x32010 is

C

C major

CrootEmajor 3rdG5th

Every way to play C on guitar

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What chord is this? Common guitar shapes and their names

The shapes guitar players meet first, read by the finder: the frets from the lowest string to the highest (x is a string not played, 0 an open string).

Common guitar chord shapes and their names
Frets	Chord	Also read as
`x32010`	C C major	·
`x35543`	Cm C minor	E♭6/C
`x32310`	C7 C dominant seventh	·
`xx0232`	D D major	·
`xx0231`	Dm D minor	F6/D
`xx0212`	D7 D dominant seventh	F♯dim/D
`022100`	E E major	·
`022000`	Em E minor	G6/E
`020100`	E7 E dominant seventh	·
`133211`	F F major	·
`133111`	Fm F minor	A♭6/F
`131211`	F7 F dominant seventh	·
`320003`	G G major	·
`355333`	Gm G minor	B♭6/G
`320001`	G7 G dominant seventh	·
`x02220`	A A major	·
`x02210`	Am A minor	C6/A
`x02020`	A7 A dominant seventh	C♯dim/A
`x24442`	B B major	·
`x24432`	Bm B minor	D6/B
`x21202`	B7 B dominant seventh	·
`x32000`	Cmaj7 C major seventh	Em/C
`xx3210`	Fmaj7 F major seventh	Am/F
`320002`	Gmaj7 G major seventh	·
`x02010`	Am7 A minor seventh	C6/A, C/A
`xx0211`	Dm7 D minor seventh	F6/D, F/D
`020000`	Em7 E minor seventh	G6/E
`xx0233`	Dsus4 D suspended fourth	Gsus2/D, A7sus4/D
`x02200`	Asus2 A suspended second	Esus4/A, B7sus4/A
`x35555`	C6 C sixth	Am7/C
`x2323x`	Bm7♭5 B half-diminished seventh	Dm6/B, Dm/B

How does the chord finder work?

It reads the notes the shape makes, from the lowest string up, and looks for the simplest chord they spell. Doubled notes do not change the chord. When the lowest note is not the root, the chord is written with a slash: C/E is C major with E in the bass.

Why can one shape have two names?

The same notes can be heard from different roots. x35555 is C6, C E G A, and the same four notes are Am7/C. The finder lists the usual name first and the others after it; the music around a chord decides which name fits.

What do x and 0 mean?

x is a string you do not play, 0 a string played open. x32010 is C major: the low E string not played, the A string at fret 3, D at 2, G open, B at 1, high E open.

Can it name chords in other tunings?

Yes. Choose a tuning above, such as Half step down, Whole step down, C standard, and the finder reads the notes of that tuning. The strings' names on the neck change with it.

What if it finds no chord?

Some groups of notes have no chord name: three notes side by side, for example. Take a note off or move one, and the finder names what is left.

Can I find a chord from its notes?

Choose From notes and pick them; the first is the lowest. C, E, G is C major; E, G, C is C/E.

Also: every guitar chord, the chords in every key, the capo chart, the chord chart maker (draw any shape on a chart), and the chord finder for ukulele, bass, mandolin, banjo.