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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.

Cdim

C diminished

1st position

✕✕
E♭
C
F♯
C
× 3 1 × 1 24 fingers
✕✕
E♭
F♯
C
E♭
× 3 1 × 4 24 fingers
✕
E♭
C
F♯
F♯
C
2 3 1 × 1 2barre · 4 fingers

2nd position

✕✕✕
2fr
F♯
E♭
C
× × × 5 4 23 fingers
✕✕
2fr
F♯
C
F♯
E♭
× 3 4 × 4 24 fingers
✕✕
2fr
F♯
C
E♭
C
× 3 × 5 4 24 fingers

3rd position

✕✕
3fr
C
F♯
E♭
C
× 3 4 5 4 ×4 fingers
✕✕✕
3fr
C
F♯
E♭
× 3 4 × 4 ×3 fingers

4th position

✕✕✕
4fr
F♯
E♭
C
× × 4 5 4 ×3 fingers
✕✕
4fr
F♯
E♭
C
E♭
× 6 4 5 4 ×4 fingers
✕✕
4fr
F♯
C
E♭
F♯
× 6 4 5 7 ×4 fingers

6th position

✕✕
6fr
E♭
F♯
C
E♭
8 6 × 8 7 ×4 fingers
✕✕
6fr
E♭
F♯
E♭
C
× 6 × 8 7 84 fingers

7th position

✕✕
7fr
F♯
E♭
C
C
× × 10 8 7 84 fingers
✕✕✕
7fr
F♯
E♭
C
× × 10 8 7 ×3 fingers
✕✕✕
7fr
F♯
E♭
C
× × × 8 7 83 fingers

8th position

✕
8fr
C
E♭
C
F♯
C
8 9 10 8 × 8barre · 3 fingers
✕✕
8fr
C
E♭
F♯
C
8 9 10 8 × ×4 fingers
✕
8fr
C
E♭
F♯
C
E♭
8 9 10 8 × 11barre · 4 fingers

10th position

✕✕✕
10fr
C
F♯
E♭
× × 10 11 × 113 fingers
✕✕✕
10fr
C
E♭
F♯
11 × 10 11 × ×3 fingers

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