String 1 is the thinnest; string 6 is the thickest. String numbers and open notes are above the diagram. Numbers in blue dots are fingers; colored labels below are chord degrees.

Left-handed chords · Standard tuning

A · Left-Handed Guitar Chords · Standard · Strings 1–6 E B G D A E

Left-Handed Guitar Chords in Standard tuning. Strings 1–6: E B G D A E. Diagrams show fingers and degrees. Search, filter, save and enlarge chords.

Standard tuning (string 1 → string 6)
EString 1BString 2GString 3DString 4AString 5EString 6
String 6 (E, thickest) is on the right

Read a left-handed chord diagram

View the neck upright with the fretboard facing you. Strings 1 to 6 run left to right: String 1 E · String 2 B · String 3 G · String 4 D · String 5 A · String 6 E. The thickest string 6 (E) is on the right. Dot numbers are fingers; labels below are chord degrees.

String 1 is the thinnest; string 6 is the thickest. String numbers and open notes are above the diagram. Numbers in blue dots are fingers; colored labels below are chord degrees.

Dots and finger numbers

Blue dots show where to fret a string. 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 open string. X means do not sound that string. The thick blue line at the top represents the nut. Higher-position shapes show the starting fret beside the chord name, such as “fret 6”; those diagrams have no thick nut line.

Degree colors for each string

Below the fretboard, each string is labeled with its degree in the chord. The same degree uses the same color, even in different octaves.

1 Root3 / ♭3 Third5 / altered fifth7 / ♭7 Seventh2 / 4 / 6 / ExtensionsMuted
C major chord example
  • String 6 (E · thickest)muted
  • String 5 (A): fret 3, ring finger
  • String 4 (D): fret 2, middle finger
  • String 3 (G)open
  • String 2 (B): fret 1, index finger
  • String 1 (E · thinnest)open
Reading a barre

A blue line across strings at the same fret means a barre. Use the side of one finger to press several strings together. Start by checking that each string can sound clearly on its own.

Sharps and flats

Some notes have two equivalent names: A♯ is B♭, and F♯ is G♭. The library groups roots by sharp names and also accepts flat names in search.

Start with these 8 chords

Start with C, A, G, E, D, Am, Em and Dm in standard tuning.

CMajor triad
AMajor triad
GMajor triad
EMajor triad
DMajor triad
AmMinor triad
EmMinor triad
DmMinor triad

All left-handed chords

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AMajor triad
A5Power chord
A6Major sixth
A7Dominant seventh
Amaj7Major seventh
A9Dominant ninth
Amaj9Major ninth
A11Dominant eleventh
A13Dominant thirteenth
Amaj13Major thirteenth
AmMinor triad
Am6Minor sixth
Am7Minor seventh
Am9Minor ninth
Am11Minor eleventh
Am13Minor thirteenthOmits 11
Asus2Suspended second
Asus4Suspended fourth
AdimDiminished triad
AaugAugmented triad
A6/9Sixth/ninth
A7sus4Seventh suspended fourth
A7♭5Dominant seventh flat five
A7♭9Dominant seventh flat nine
A9sus4Ninth suspended fourth
Aadd9Added ninth
Aaug9Augmented dominant ninth
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