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

G

G major

Left-handed

Open

3 2 0 0 0 33 fingers

3 2 0 0 0 ×2 fingers

3 2 0 0 3 34 fingers

3rd position

3fr

3 5 5 4 3 3barre · 4 fingers

3fr

3 5 5 4 3 ×barre · 4 fingers

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3fr

× × 5 4 3 34 fingers

5th position

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5fr

× × 5 7 8 74 fingers

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5fr

× × 5 7 0 73 fingers

5fr

× 5 5 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr

× 10 9 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

7 10 9 7 8 7barre · 4 fingers

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7fr

× 10 9 7 8 ×4 fingers

8th position

8fr

× 10 9 0 8 104 fingers

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8fr

× 10 9 × 8 104 fingers

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8fr

× 10 9 0 8 ×3 fingers

9th position

9fr

× 10 9 12 0 104 fingers

9fr

× 10 9 0 12 104 fingers

9fr

× 10 9 0 0 103 fingers

10th position

10fr

× 10 12 12 12 10barre · 4 fingers

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10fr

× × × 12 12 103 fingers

10fr

10 10 12 12 12 10barre · 4 fingers

12th position

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12fr

× × 12 12 12 ×barre · 1 finger

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12fr

× × 12 12 0 ×2 fingers

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12fr

× × 12 0 12 ×2 fingers

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