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Beginner chords

The eight shapes almost everyone starts with – large, with fingering. To look up, print and share.

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Major

C
321Shape from the low E string to the high one: x-3-2-0-1-0
A
123Shape from the low E string to the high one: x-0-2-2-2-0
G
2134Shape from the low E string to the high one: 3-2-0-0-3-3
E
231Shape from the low E string to the high one: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D
132Shape from the low E string to the high one: x-x-0-2-3-2

Minor

Am
321Shape from the low E string to the high one: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em
23Shape from the low E string to the high one: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dm
231Shape from the low E string to the high one: x-x-0-2-3-1

How to read the diagrams

  • × above a string: do not play it.
  • ○ above a string: let it ring open.
  • The number in the dot is the finger - 1 is the index finger, 4 the little one.