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Standard tuning · E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4

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8 basic chords

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C

Major
C Major. Strings from left to right: E 6: do not play; A 5: fret 3, finger 3; D 4: fret 2, finger 2; G 3: open; B 2: fret 1, finger 1; E 1: open.1234E×6A35D24G3B12E1

C · E · G

D

Major
D Major. Strings from left to right: E 6: do not play; A 5: do not play; D 4: open; G 3: fret 2, finger 1; B 2: fret 3, finger 3; E 1: fret 2, finger 2.1234E×6A×5D4G13B32E21

D · F♯ · A

E

Major
E Major. Strings from left to right: E 6: open; A 5: fret 2, finger 2; D 4: fret 2, finger 3; G 3: fret 1, finger 1; B 2: open; E 1: open.1234E6A25D34G13B2E1

E · G♯ · B

G

Major
G Major. Strings from left to right: E 6: fret 3, finger 2; A 5: fret 2, finger 1; D 4: open; G 3: open; B 2: open; E 1: fret 3, finger 3.1234E26A15D4G3B2E31

G · B · D

A

Major
A Major. Strings from left to right: E 6: do not play; A 5: open; D 4: fret 2, finger 1; G 3: fret 2, finger 2; B 2: fret 2, finger 3; E 1: open.1234E×6A5D14G23B32E1

A · C♯ · E

Am

Minor
Am Minor. Strings from left to right: E 6: do not play; A 5: open; D 4: fret 2, finger 2; G 3: fret 2, finger 3; B 2: fret 1, finger 1; E 1: open.1234E×6A5D24G33B12E1

A · C · E

Dm

Minor
Dm Minor. Strings from left to right: E 6: do not play; A 5: do not play; D 4: open; G 3: fret 2, finger 2; B 2: fret 3, finger 3; E 1: fret 1, finger 1.1234E×6A×5D4G23B32E11

D · F · A

Em

Minor
Em Minor. Strings from left to right: E 6: open; A 5: fret 2, finger 2; D 4: fret 2, finger 3; G 3: open; B 2: open; E 1: open.1234E6A25D34G3B2E1

E · G · B

How to read these diagrams

View the fretboard from the front. Strings run 6 → 1, low E to high E. ○ = open; × = do not play. Dot numbers show fingers 1–4; left numbers are frets.

These are fretting-hand examples for a right-handed instrument. Other fingerings exist.

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Basic chords for three instruments

Compare C, D, E, G, A, Am, Dm and Em on guitar, piano and high-G ukulele. Note names remain the same while shapes and keys change.

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