Guitar chords

Here you found how to play selected chord on guitar (clasic, acoustic or electric). Define chord you want to play and you'll get schemes showing how to put fingers on fretboard below.

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Detected chord - summary

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Result - how to play selected chord on guitar

Example chords

Alternative tunings

Classic (E-A-D-G-H-e), Half step down (D#-G#-C#-F#-Bb-d#), Full step down (D-G-C-F-A-d), Dropped D (D-A-D-G-H-e), Open C (C-G-C-G-C-e), Open a (E-A-E-A-C-e), Open D (D-A-D-Fis-A-d), Open G(D-G-D-G-H-d)

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Guitar chords

Searched chord and tuning

Detected chord - summary

Result - how to play selected chord on guitar

Example chords

Alternative tunings

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