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.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Ddim

D diminished

Left-handed

Open

✕✕

A♭

× × 0 1 3 13 fingers

✕✕✕

A♭

× × 0 1 × 12 fingers

A♭

1 × 0 1 3 14 fingers

3rd position

✕✕

3fr

A♭

× 5 3 × 3 44 fingers

✕✕

3fr

A♭

× 5 3 × 6 44 fingers

3fr

A♭

4 5 3 × 3 4barre · 4 fingers

4th position

✕✕✕

4fr

A♭

× × × 7 6 43 fingers

4fr

A♭

× 5 0 7 6 44 fingers

✕✕

4fr

A♭

× × 0 7 6 43 fingers

5th position

✕✕

5fr

A♭

× 5 6 7 6 ×4 fingers

✕✕✕

5fr

A♭

× 5 6 × 6 ×3 fingers

7th position

7fr

A♭

10 8 0 7 9 ×4 fingers

✕✕

7fr

A♭

10 8 × 7 9 ×4 fingers

7fr

A♭

× 8 0 7 9 104 fingers

8th position

8fr

A♭

10 8 0 10 9 ×4 fingers

✕✕

8fr

A♭

10 8 × 10 9 ×4 fingers

8fr

A♭

10 8 0 × 9 104 fingers

9th position

✕✕

9fr

A♭

× × 12 10 9 104 fingers

✕✕

9fr

A♭

× × 0 10 9 103 fingers

✕✕✕

9fr

A♭

× × 12 10 9 ×3 fingers

10th position

10fr

A♭

10 11 12 10 × 10barre · 3 fingers

✕✕

10fr

A♭

10 11 12 10 × ×4 fingers

✕✕

10fr

A♭

10 11 0 10 × ×3 fingers

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