Standard tuning · Every root · Every family

The chord
library.

Pick a root note and every chord built on it appears below, sorted by family. Each shape shows its fingering, the notes it actually contains, and a button to hear it played.

Root

Reading the box Vertical lines are strings, low E on the left.
Horizontal lines are frets.
A number to the left is the starting fret.

Above the nut ○ play this string open
✕ don't play this string
A thick bar means one finger flattens across.

Movable shapes Any shape with no open strings can slide up or down the neck.
Move it up two frets and the chord name moves up a whole step.

Voicings Dense chords often drop the fifth — it adds the least, so it's the first note to go when you only have six strings and four fingers.