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Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

A

A major

Open

✕
E
A
C♯
× 0 2 2 2 0barre · 1 finger
E
A
C♯
0 0 2 2 2 0barre · 1 finger
✕✕
E
A
C♯
× 0 2 2 2 ×barre · 1 finger

2nd position

2fr
E
A
C♯
C♯
A
A
5 4 2 2 2 5barre · 4 fingers
✕
2fr
E
A
C♯
C♯
A
5 4 2 2 2 ×barre · 3 fingers
2fr
E
A
C♯
A
A
5 0 2 2 2 5barre · 3 fingers

4th position

✕✕
4fr
C♯
A
C♯
A
5 4 7 6 × ×4 fingers
✕✕
4fr
C♯
A
E
C♯
5 4 × 6 5 ×4 fingers
✕
4fr
C♯
A
E
C♯
5 4 × 6 5 04 fingers

5th position

5fr
A
E
A
C♯
E
A
5 7 7 6 5 5barre · 4 fingers
✕
5fr
A
E
C♯
E
A
5 7 7 6 5 ×barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
5fr
E
A
C♯
A
× × 7 6 5 54 fingers

6th position

✕✕✕
6fr
C♯
A
× 0 7 6 × ×2 fingers
✕✕✕
6fr
C♯
A
× × 7 6 × 02 fingers
✕✕✕
6fr
C♯
E
A
× 7 7 6 × ×3 fingers

7th position

✕✕
7fr
A
E
C♯
A
× × 7 9 10 94 fingers
✕
7fr
A
E
C♯
A
× 0 7 9 10 94 fingers
✕
7fr
E
A
E
C♯
A
× 7 7 9 10 9barre · 4 fingers

9th position

✕
9fr
E
C♯
A
C♯
A
× 12 11 9 10 9barre · 4 fingers
✕
9fr
E
C♯
A
C♯
× 0 11 9 10 94 fingers
9fr
C♯
E
C♯
A
C♯
A
9 12 11 9 10 9barre · 4 fingers

10th position

✕✕
10fr
A
C♯
A
E
× 12 11 × 10 124 fingers
✕✕
10fr
A
C♯
A
× 12 11 × 10 03 fingers
✕✕
10fr
A
C♯
E
× 0 11 × 10 123 fingers

Know the fingering but not the chord? Chord Finder works the other way round.