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How to Read Guitar Chord Diagrams
Learn how to read guitar chord diagrams quickly. Understand dots, numbers, Xs, Os, and finger positions so you can play any chord chart at sight.
Complete Guitar Chord Library: Shapes, Notes & Inversions
Explore 816 chord pages and 2,748 slash-chord inversions with structured theory, clear fingering diagrams, and direct practice handoff into Guitar Wiz on iPhone and iPad.
Coverage
816
Root-position pages across the full chord catalog.
Inversions
2,748
Bass-note-based slash chord URLs like /chords/b-minor/d.
What You Get
Notes, intervals, genres, mood, aliases, and shapes
Every chord page is built to help both search engines and actual players.
Browse by root note
Jump into the library from the chord roots guitarists look up most often. Each root opens into a theory-rich major chord page with inversions and related harmony one click away.
Start from the chord family you need
Whether you need a stable triad, a moody minor shape, a bluesy dominant chord, or more colorful extended harmony, the library lets you move from theory to fretboard quickly.
Major Chords
Chord family guide
Learn the major-chord formula, compare shapes in every root note, and open detailed diagrams with notes, intervals, inversions, and fingerings.
Browse guide · Example: C major
Minor Chords
Chord family guide
Explore minor chords in every root note and learn how their flattened third creates the darker sound used across rock, pop, blues, and songwriting.
Browse guide · Example: C minor
Seventh Chords
Chord family guide
Compare dominant, major, minor, diminished, and altered seventh chords, then open any key for detailed voicings and theory.
Browse guide · Example: C dominant 7th
Power Chords
Chord family guide
Find movable fifth-chord shapes in every root note and learn how power chords work across rock, punk, metal, and modern rhythm guitar.
Browse guide · Example: C5
Slash Chords
Chord family guide
Understand slash-chord symbols, bass notes, and chord inversions, then explore practical shapes that create smoother bass movement and richer harmony.
Browse guide · Example: C major / E (1st inversion)
Browse all chord types
Every chord quality in the library, grouped by family. Each link opens the C version — use the root-note selector on any chord page to jump to your key.
Major
Minor
Cmin · C minor Cmin7 · C minor 7th Cmin/maj7 · C minor major 7th Cmin/maj6 · C minor major 6 Cmin9 · C minor 9 Cmin/maj9 · C minor major 9 Cmin11 · C minor 11 Cmin/maj11 · C minor major 11 Cmin(add9) · C minor add 9 Cmin6(add9) · C minor 6 add 9 Cmin7(add11) · C minor 7th add 11 Cmin/maj7(add11) · C minor major 7th add 11 Cmin7(add13) · C minor 7th add 13 Cmin/maj7(add13) · C minor major 7th add 13 Cmin7(♭5) · C minor 7th flat 5 Cmin7(♯5) · C minor 7th sharp 5 Cmin7(♭9) · C minor 7th flat 9th
Dominant
Suspended
Diminished
Extended & Added
Power Chords
Sixth & Seventh
Practice what you find, don’t just read it
Explore thousands of voicings in our library, then use Guitar Wiz to turn that curiosity into daily practice with audio, saved shapes, and interactive fretboard tools.
Learn the theory behind the shapes
These supporting guides help players understand why the chord pages are organized the way they are, from reading diagrams to hearing inversions and slash chords in real music.
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