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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.

C

C major

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✕
C
E
C
× 3 2 0 1 03 fingers
✕
C
E
C
G
× 3 2 0 1 34 fingers
C
E
C
0 3 2 0 1 03 fingers

1st position

✕✕
C
E
C
G
× 3 2 × 1 34 fingers
✕✕✕
C
E
C
× 3 2 × 1 ×3 fingers
✕✕✕
C
E
G
× × 2 × 1 33 fingers

2nd position

✕
2fr
E
C
G
E
× 3 2 0 5 34 fingers
✕✕
2fr
E
C
C
E
× 3 2 5 5 ×4 fingers
✕
2fr
E
C
C
E
× 3 2 5 5 04 fingers

3rd position

✕
3fr
C
G
G
C
E
× 3 5 5 5 3barre · 4 fingers
✕✕✕
3fr
G
C
E
× × × 5 5 33 fingers
3fr
G
C
G
G
C
E
3 3 5 5 5 3barre · 4 fingers

5th position

5fr
G
C
E
E
C
C
8 7 5 5 5 8barre · 4 fingers
✕
5fr
G
C
E
E
C
8 7 5 5 5 ×barre · 3 fingers
✕
5fr
G
C
E
C
G
8 7 5 5 8 ×barre · 4 fingers

7th position

✕
7fr
E
C
G
C
8 7 10 0 8 ×4 fingers
✕✕
7fr
E
C
E
C
8 7 10 9 × ×4 fingers
7fr
E
C
G
C
8 7 10 0 8 04 fingers

8th position

8fr
C
G
C
E
G
C
8 10 10 9 8 8barre · 4 fingers
✕
8fr
C
G
E
G
C
8 10 10 9 8 ×barre · 4 fingers
✕✕
8fr
G
C
E
C
× × 10 9 8 84 fingers

10th position

✕✕✕
10fr
C
G
E
× × 10 12 × 123 fingers
✕✕✕
10fr
C
G
× × 10 12 × 02 fingers
✕✕✕
10fr
C
E
× × 10 0 × 122 fingers

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