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Guitar Chord Finder

Look up any chord in every position — or tap the fretboard and find out what you are playing.

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Am7

A minor 7th · 8 positions on guitar

  • RA
  • b3C
  • 5E
  • b7G
Open positionCommon
Am7 on guitar: x 0 2 0 1 021EADGBE
Easy
Fret 5
Am7 on guitar: x 0 5 5 5 0123EADGBE
Medium
Fret 3
Am7 on guitar: 5 3 5 0 5 02134EADGBE
Harder
Fret 7
Am7 on guitar: x x 7 9 8 8, from fret 771423EADGBE
Harder
Fret 2
Am7 on guitar: 5 3 2 0 5 03214EADGBE
Harder
Fret 10
Am7 on guitar: x 0 10 0 10 0, from fret 101012EADGBE
Harder
Fret 8
Am7 on guitar: x 0 10 0 8 0, from fret 8831EADGBE
Harder
Fret 12
Am7 on guitar: x 12 x 12 13 12, from fret 12121243EADGBE
Harder

How to read a chord diagram

A chord diagram is a picture of the guitar neck standing upright. The six vertical lines are the strings, from the low E on the left to the high E on the right. The horizontal lines are frets, and the thick bar at the top is the nut.

  • Dots show where to press. The number is the finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.
  • ○ above a string: play it open. ×: don’t play that string.
  • A long bar is a barre — one finger presses several strings.
  • A number on the left means the diagram starts at that fret instead of the nut.
  • Teal dots mark the root note, the note that gives the chord its name.
C on guitar: x 3 2 0 1 0321EADGBE
C major, open position: x32010

Chord types and their formulas

Every chord is built from intervals above its root. The table uses C as the example; the same formula works from any root — that is how the finder builds every chord on every root.

Chord types with their interval formulas, using C as the root
Chord typeSymbolFormulaNotes in C
MajorCR – 3 – 5C E G
MinorCmR – b3 – 5C E♭ G
Dominant 7thC7R – 3 – 5 – b7C E G B♭
Major 7thCmaj7R – 3 – 5 – 7C E G B
Minor 7thCm7R – b3 – 5 – b7C E♭ G B♭
Suspended 2ndCsus2R – 2 – 5C D G
Suspended 4thCsus4R – 4 – 5C F G
Added 9thCadd9R – 2 – 3 – 5C D E G
Major 6thC6R – 3 – 5 – 6C E G A
Minor 6thCm6R – b3 – 5 – 6C E♭ G A
Dominant 9thC9R – 9 – 3 – 5 – b7C D E G B♭
DiminishedCdimR – b3 – b5C E♭ G♭
Diminished 7thCdim7R – b3 – b5 – bb7C E♭ G♭ A
Half-diminishedCm7b5R – b3 – b5 – b7C E♭ G♭ B♭
AugmentedCaugR – 3 – #5C E G♯
7th suspended 4thC7sus4R – 4 – 5 – b7C F G B♭
Power chordC5R – 5C G
Dominant 11thC11R – 9 – 3 – 11 – 5 – b7C D E F G B♭
Dominant 13thC13R – 9 – 3 – 5 – 13 – b7C D E G A B♭
Minor 9thCm9R – 9 – b3 – 5 – b7C D E♭ G B♭
Major 9thCmaj9R – 9 – 3 – 5 – 7C D E G B
7th flat 9C7b9R – b9 – 3 – 5 – b7C D♭ E G B♭
7th sharp 9C7#9R – #9 – 3 – 5 – b7C D♯ E G B♭

Want to play a song in a different key? Paste it into the chord transposer. Need easier shapes without changing the key? Try the capo calculator or read the capo guide.

Frequently asked questions

How do I read a guitar chord diagram?

Vertical lines are strings — the thick low E string on the left, the thin high E on the right. Horizontal lines are frets. Dots show where to press, the number in a dot is the finger (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little), O means play the open string and × means do not play it. A number on the left gives the starting fret.

Where do the chord shapes come from?

Familiar open shapes are pinned so you see the fingering you will find in songbooks first. Other positions are found by searching the fretboard; every shape is checked to contain all required chord notes, nothing outside the chord, the right bass note and no more than four fingers.

Can it tell me the name of a chord I am playing?

Yes. Choose “Name that chord”, tap one fret per string (or type a pattern like x32010) and the finder lists every name that fits the notes, with slash-chord names for inversions.

Why does one shape have several names?

Some chords contain exactly the same notes. A–C–E–G is Am7, but it is also C6 with A in the bass. The finder shows the most common name first and the alternatives below it.

Does it support left-handed players?

Yes. Turn on “Left-handed” to mirror every diagram so the low string is on the right.

Chord Transposer

Paste lyrics with chords, pick a new key, get capo suggestions, chord diagrams and a clean PDF.

Capo Calculator

Find which chord shapes and capo fret give you the sounding key you need.

Ukulele Chord Chart

A printable chart of common ukulele chords in standard GCEA tuning, with fingerings.