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Printable guitar chord chart

A chord chart with the chords most guitarists learn first, a full chart with every root, and blank chord diagrams (chord boxes) for drawing your own chords.

Chord charts

Blank chord diagrams

How to read a chord diagram

A chord diagram shows the guitar neck as if the guitar were standing upright in front of you. The vertical lines are the strings, with the low E string on the left, and the horizontal lines are the frets. The thick line at the top is the nut.

A black dot shows where to put a finger. A circle above a string means play it open, and a cross means do not play it. A long bar is a barre, where one finger holds down several strings. If you see 4fr next to the diagram, it starts at the 4th fret.

Which chords should I learn first?

Start with G, C, D, Em and Am. They cover a huge number of songs. Then add E, A, Dm and the seventh chords. F and Bm are barre chords and the hardest on the sheet, so leave them until the others feel easy.

To see every chord type on one root, such as D#, use the chord generator. For riffs and solos there is blank guitar tab.

What is in the full chord chart?

The full chart shows the five most used chord types, major, minor, 7, maj7 and m7, on all 12 roots. That is far from every chord there is, but it covers most songs. For more chord types, such as dim, sus4 and 9, use the chord generator.

C# and Db, D# and Eb, F# and Gb, G# and Ab, and A# and Bb are the same note with two names. They sound the same and use the same shape, so the chart shows only one name: C#, Eb, F#, Ab and Bb. If your music says Db, use the C# shape.

Frequently asked questions

Can I copy the chord chart for my students?

Yes. You are welcome to print and copy the sheets for your students, your band or your music school.

What is the difference between a chord chart and chord boxes?

A chord chart shows ready-made chords. Chord boxes, or blank chord diagrams, are empty grids where you draw the fingering yourself.

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