Chord tones · formulas · guitar shapes

Chord Dictionary

Name the harmony. See the notes. Find a shape.

Step 1

Choose a root and chord type

Chord symbol or type

Root note

Selected chord

The basic major triad: stable, open, and resolved.

Standard tuning E A D G B E. Shapes use at most four adjacent frets. X means mute; O means open.

Finding shapes

Position

Root string

String set