Chord Finder
Free chord charts for guitar, ukulele, bass and piano. Every way to play one chord — open, barre and high positions sorted easiest first, plus a fretboard map of the chord tones. No install, no sign-up.
CGuitar · 6 strings EADGBE · 3 ways
How to play it
How to read · ○ open string (rings without pressing) · ✕ string not played · number right of the grid = finger (1 index ~ 4 pinky) · thick vertical line = barre held with the index finger · number at top left = which fret the leftmost column is
Where it sits on the fretboard
Where the notes of C sit across the whole fretboard. The voicing you picked above is boxed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there several ways to play the same chord?
A chord is a fixed set of notes, so wherever those notes come out on the fretboard, it is the same chord. C works as an open chord (x32010), as a barre at fret 3, and up at fret 8. They differ in thickness of sound and in how far your hand has to travel to the next chord, so pick the one that fits. Start with the Beginner-badged voicings.
I don't know how to read a chord chart.
Vertical lines in the grid are frets and horizontal lines are strings (the thick bottom line is the low string). Dots are where you press, and the number to the right is the finger — 1 is the index, 4 the pinky. A ○ on the left is an open string that rings without pressing, and ✕ is a string you don't play. A thick vertical line is a barre held with the index finger, and the number at the top left tells you which fret the leftmost column is.
Can I use guitar chords on a ukulele as they are?
No. The chord names are the same, but the string count and tuning differ, so the fingerings are completely different. A guitar has 6 strings tuned EADGBE, a ukulele 4 strings tuned GCEA. Switch the instrument above and the same chord changes to that instrument's fingerings — or compare them all at once in the cards at the bottom.
Why do bass chord shapes look different?
A bass usually doesn't play the whole chord — it plays one note at a time around the root. So for bass this tool points out the root, 5th and octave positions. The fretboard map shows where all the chord tones sit, so you can build your line from there.
I can't manage barre chords. Is there a way around them?
Use a different voicing of the same chord. F, for example, can be played as the small F (xx3211) starting from the 4th string instead of the full barre at fret 1. Look for the Beginner badge in the list first. If nothing works, put on a capo and play open shapes instead.
What is the Chord Finder?
A chord is a set of notes sounded together, and a fingering is how you actually press them. One chord can be played in more than one place. Pick an instrument and a chord, and this tool shows every way to play it, easiest first, along with where its notes sit on the fretboard.
- 4 instruments: Guitar (6 strings EADGBE), ukulele (4 strings GCEA), bass (4 strings EADG) and piano. Switch the instrument and the same chord changes to that instrument's fingerings.
- Multiple voicings: From open chords to barre and high positions. Beginner · Barre · High position badges let you pick what you can play right now.
- Fretboard map: The chord tones are shown across the whole fretboard, color-coded as root (red) · 3rd (blue) · 5th (orange). The voicing you picked is boxed, so you can see why the same chord works there too.
- Piano inversions: Root position plus 1st and 2nd inversions, drawn on the keyboard.
- Bass is root-centered: A bass rarely plays the full chord, so it shows root, 5th and octave positions.
How to read a chord chart
The diagram is a guitar fretboard laid on its side. Vertical lines are frets, horizontal lines are strings, and the thick bottom line is the low string.
- ● where to press · the number right of the grid is the finger (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 pinky)
- ○ open string that rings without pressing · ✕ string you do not play
- A thick vertical line is a barre — one index finger pressing several strings at once
- The number at the top left tells you which fret the leftmost column is (if absent, it starts at fret 1 — the nut is the left edge)
Why one chord has several positions
A chord is a fixed set of notes, so wherever those notes come out, it is the same chord. C works as an open chord, as a barre at fret 3, and up at fret 8. Lower positions sound thicker, higher ones lighter. In practice you often pick the position closest to the next chord. If barre chords are still hard, start with the Beginner-badged voicings, or put on a capo and play open shapes instead.
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