Chord Library
Every chord, every key — as movable shapes. Tap a diagram to hear it.
C
CEG
Basic major triad. Happy, stable.
C shapeopen
A shapefret 3
G shapefret 5
E shapefret 8
D shapefret 10
Green dot marks the root. See this chord across the whole neck on the Fretboard.
The CAGED system
Every voicing here is one of five movable forms named after the open chords they grow from: C, A, G, E, and D. Slide a shape up the neck and the chord moves with it — and when a shape sits at the nut, it is the familiar open chord. Learn all five and you can play any chord in five places.
Learn what's inside
The pills above the diagrams show the chord's spelling. Quiz yourself on chord spelling or train your ear to recognize chord qualities.