Left-Handed guitar chords
Left-Handed Guitar Chords
324 left-handed chord diagrams with string degrees, clear guidance, fast search and favorites.
Read left-handed chord diagrams
Hold the neck upright with the fretboard facing you. From right to left, the strings are low E, A, D, G, B and high E.
Dots and finger numbers
Blue dots show where to fret. 1 is the index finger, 2 the middle finger, 3 the ring finger, and 4 the little finger.
Open and muted strings
O means play the string open. X means do not play that string. The thick blue line at the top is the nut.
Color-coded degrees on every string
The label below each string shows its degree within the chord. The same degree uses the same color across octaves.
A major example
- Mute the low E string
- Play the A string open
- Middle finger on D, fret 2
- Ring finger on G, fret 2
- Little finger on B, fret 2
- Play the high E string open
How to read a barre
A blue bar across one fret means one finger holds several strings. Start slowly and check that every string rings clearly.
Sharps and flats
The same pitch may have two names: A♯ equals B♭, and F♯ equals G♭. Chords are filed under sharps, and flat-name searches also work.
Start with these 8 chords
C, A, G, E and D major plus Am, Em and Dm are enough to play many beginner songs.
All left-handed chords
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