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Chord Library

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Major Minor 7th More 7ths Suspended Aug and dim Power Barre Inversions Slash chords

Level 1

Start with these seven chords

Seven open chords cover hundreds of songs. Learn these first.

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AA major DD major EE major CC major GG major AmA minor EmE minor

Major chords

AA major BB major CC major DD major E♭E♭ major EE major FF major GG major A♭A♭ major

Minor chords

AmA minor BmB minor CmC minor DmD minor EmE minor FmF minor F♯mF♯ minor GmG minor A♭mA♭ minor

7th chords

A7 B7 C7 D7 E7 F7 G7

More 7th chords

Minor 7th, major 7th and diminished 7th chords add smoother, jazzier colors to your songs.

Suspended chords

Sus chords swap the third for a note that feels open and unresolved, so they love to resolve to the plain chord.

Suspended 2nd chords

Asus2 Bsus2 Csus2 Dsus2 Esus2 Fsus2 Gsus2

Suspended 4th chords

Asus4 Bsus4 Csus4 Dsus4 Esus4 Fsus4 Gsus4

Augmented and diminished chords

Tense, dramatic sounds that are great for passing between other chords.

Augmented chords

Aaug Baug Caug Daug Eaug Faug Gaug

Diminished chords

Adim Bdim Cdim Ddim Edim Fdim Gdim

Power chords

Two-note chords that are easy to play and sound big with a little distortion.

Power chords

A5 B5 C5 D5 E5 F5 G5

Advanced chords: barre, inversions and slash chords

Barre chords

Barre chords let you play the same shape in any key.

FF major barre BB major barre FmF minor barre BmB minor barre

Inversions

Inversions put a different note of the chord in the bass, which helps your chord changes sound smoother. Learn these after your open and barre chords.

Major chords, first inversions

B♭/D B/D♯C/E D♭/F D/F♯E♭/G E/G♯F/A G♭/B♭G/B A♭/C

Minor chords, first inversions

Am/C Bm/D Cm/E♭C♯m/E Dm/F Em/G F♯m/A Gm/B♭G♯m/B

Major chords, second inversions

A/E B♭/F B/F♯C/G D/A F/C G/D A♭/E♭

Minor chords, second inversions

Am/E B♭m/F Bm/F♯Cm/G Dm/A E♭m/B♭Em/B Fm/C Gm/D A♭m/E♭

Slash chords

A slash chord keeps the chord and changes the bass note, written as chord over bass note, such as C7/E. Each link shows the chord and the position on the neck.

Major slash chords

A Major/E – 2nd Position B Major/F♯ – 4th Position C Major/G – 5th Position D Major/A – 7th Position E Major/B – 9th Position F Major/C – 10th Position

Power chords over another bass note

Dominant 7th slash chords

Minor 7th slash chords

Major 7th slash chords

Diminished 7th slash chords

Adim7/C – 2nd Position Adim7/E♭ – 5th Position Adim7/C – 7th Position Adim7/G♭ – 8th Position Adim7/E♭ – 10th Position Adim7/G♭ – 13th Position Bdim7/A♭ – 3rd Position Bdim7/D – 4th Position Bdim7/F – 7th Position Bdim7/D – 9th Position Bdim7/A♭ – 10th Position Bdim7/F – 12th Position Cdim7/A – 4th Position Cdim7/E♭ – 5th Position Cdim7/G♭ – 8th Position Cdim7/E♭ – 10th Position Cdim7/A – 11th Position Cdim7/G♭ – 13th Position Ddim7/F – Open Position Ddim7/B – 1st Position Ddim7/A♭ – 3rd Position Ddim7/B – 6th Position Ddim7/F – 7th Position Ddim7/A♭ – 10th Position Ddim7/F – 12th Position Edim7/G – 2nd Position Edim7/D♭ – 3rd Position Edim7/B♭ – 5th Position Edim7/D♭ – 8th Position Edim7/G – 9th Position Edim7/B♭ – 12th Position Edim7/G – 14th Position Fdim7/A♭ – 3rd Position Fdim7/D – 4th Position Fdim7/B – 6th Position Fdim7/D – 9th Position Fdim7/A♭ – 10th Position Gdim7/D♭ – 3rd Position Gdim7/B♭ – 5th Position Gdim7/E – 6th Position Gdim7/D♭ – 8th Position Gdim7/E – 11th Position Gdim7/B♭ – 12th Position

Augmented slash chords

Aaug/F – 1st Position Aaug/C♯ – 9th Position Aaug/F – 13th Position Baug/G – 3rd Position Baug/D♯ – 11th Position Caug/E – Open Position Caug/G♯ – 4th Position Caug/E – 12th Position Daug/F♯ – 2nd Position Daug/A♯ – 6th Position Eaug/G♯ – 4th Position Eaug/C – 8th Position Faug/A – 5th Position Faug/C♯ – 9th Position Gaug/B – 7th Position Gaug/D♯ – 11th Position

Suspended 4th slash chords

Asus4/E – 2nd Position Bsus4/F♯ – 4th Position Csus4/G – 5th Position Dsus4/A – 7th Position Esus4/B – 9th Position Fsus4/C – 10th Position

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Chord Library

Start with these seven chords

Major chords

Minor chords

7th chords

More 7th chords

Minor 7th chords

Major 7th chords

Diminished 7th chords

Suspended chords

Suspended 2nd chords

Suspended 4th chords

Augmented and diminished chords

Augmented chords

Diminished chords

Power chords

Power chords

Barre chords

Inversions

Major chords, first inversions

Minor chords, first inversions

Major chords, second inversions

Minor chords, second inversions

Slash chords

Major slash chords

Power chords over another bass note

Dominant 7th slash chords

Minor 7th slash chords

Major 7th slash chords

Diminished 7th slash chords

Augmented slash chords

Suspended 4th slash chords

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