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This chart lists twenty-four essential open and first-position guitar chords in standard tuning, from C, G, D and Em to sevenths, major sevenths, sus chords and the F and Bm barre chords, with the frets, fingers and notes of each.
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Twenty-four essential open and first-position chords in standard tuning, E A D G B E.
| Chord | Type | Frets | Fingers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C major | x 3 2 0 1 0 | – 3 2 – 1 – | C E G |
| D | D major | x x 0 2 3 2 | – – – 1 3 2 | D F♯ A |
| E | E major | 0 2 2 1 0 0 | – 2 3 1 – – | E G♯ B |
| F | F major | 1 3 3 2 1 1 | 1 3 4 2 1 1 | F A C |
| G | G major | 3 2 0 0 0 3 | 2 1 – – – 3 | G B D |
| A | A major | x 0 2 2 2 0 | – – 1 2 3 – | A C♯ E |
| Am | A minor | x 0 2 2 1 0 | – – 2 3 1 – | A C E |
| Bm | B minor | x 2 4 4 3 2 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | B D F♯ |
| Dm | D minor | x x 0 2 3 1 | – – – 2 3 1 | D F A |
| Em | E minor | 0 2 2 0 0 0 | – 2 3 – – – | E G B |
| A7 | A dominant 7th | x 0 2 0 2 0 | – – 2 – 3 – | A C♯ E G |
| B7 | B dominant 7th | x 2 1 2 0 2 | – 2 1 3 – 4 | B D♯ F♯ A |
| C7 | C dominant 7th | x 3 2 3 1 0 | – 3 2 4 1 – | C E G B♭ |
| D7 | D dominant 7th | x x 0 2 1 2 | – – – 2 1 3 | D F♯ A C |
| E7 | E dominant 7th | 0 2 0 1 0 0 | – 2 – 1 – – | E G♯ B D |
| G7 | G dominant 7th | 3 2 0 0 0 1 | 3 2 – – – 1 | G B D F |
| Cmaj7 | C major 7th | x 3 2 0 0 0 | – 3 2 – – – | C E G B |
| Dmaj7 | D major 7th | x x 0 2 2 2 | – – – 1 2 3 | D F♯ A C♯ |
| Fmaj7 | F major 7th | x x 3 2 1 0 | – – 3 2 1 – | F A C E |
| Am7 | A minor 7th | x 0 2 0 1 0 | – – 2 – 1 – | A C E G |
| Dm7 | D minor 7th | x x 0 2 1 1 | – – – 2 1 1 | D F A C |
| Em7 | E minor 7th | 0 2 0 0 0 0 | – 2 – – – – | E G B D |
| Asus4 | A sus4 | x 0 2 2 3 0 | – – 1 2 3 – | A D E |
| Dsus4 | D sus4 | x x 0 2 3 3 | – – – 1 3 4 | D G A |
Frets and fingers are listed string by string from low E to high E; x = not played, 0 = open string, a finger number repeated across strings on the same fret is a barre.
Strings run low E (left) to high E (right); frets run down from the nut. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little.
o = play the open string; x = don't play it; a long bar is a barre, one finger pressing several strings. Notes under each box are the chord tones.