Guitar Chord Shapes

Every shape is shown in the key of C. Each chord type has three movable forms, rooted on the 6th, 5th, and 4th string, so you can grab the chord wherever your hand already is on the neck.

Root note Chord tone x is a muted string

"5fr" marks the fret where the diagram starts. None of these shapes use open strings, so to play one in another key, slide it until the teal dot sits on the note you want. For any root without moving shapes around, use the Guitar Chord Reference.

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