Guitar Chord Identifier

How to use the chord finder

1. Tap the fret you press on each string. The board shows the low E string on the left, like a chord diagram.
2. Tap the box above a string to play it open; tap it again to leave the string out (×).
3. Use Higher and Lower to reach shapes further up the neck, and set your tuning or capo below the board.
4. The name updates with every tap. Press Strum to hear it, and Copy link to share the exact shape.

Why one shape can have two names

The same notes can belong to two chords. x02010 plays A, E, G, C and E: that is Am7, and also C6. The lowest note decides which name guitarists use: with A in the bass it is Am7. The identifier lists every reasonable name and puts the one that matches the bass first.

Slash chords

When the lowest note is not the root, the chord is written with a slash: C/E is a C major chord with E in the bass. Some chord finders call this shape "Em♭6", which is technically possible but not how anyone reads it in a song.

Shapes with a note missing

Guitarists often leave out the fifth, and sometimes the third. Without its third a chord is neither major nor minor: A, E and G could be A7 or Am7, so the identifier names it A7(no3) and tells you which note to add.

Shapes to try

• x32010 C
• 032010 C/E
• x02010 Am7
• xx0212 D7
• 2x021x D7/F♯
• x32033 Cadd9
• x3424x Cdim7
• x3434x Cm7♭5
• 022030 Em7
• x0x0x0 A7(no3)

Shapes are written from the low E string to the high E string; x means the string is not played.