CMajor triad
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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.
Right-handed chords · Standard tuning
Right-Handed Guitar Chords · Standard · Strings 1–6 E B G D A E
Right-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
C
String 6 (E, thickest) is on the left
Read a right-handed chord diagram
View the neck upright with the fretboard facing you. Strings 1 to 6 run right to left: 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 left. 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.
C
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.