Easy Chord Chart Guitar

To get some basic guitar chord under your fingers, just click the button or use your keyboard. You can also check out how the chord sounds played on guitar in standard tuning. For those new to playing this is a handy learning tool. For those who play more regularly, this make a useful reference.

Let’s start with the grid of chord buttons on the left-hand side. You’ll notice this has some standard open chords like A major, E minor, D, G and C. Click on one and corresponding diagram will appear in the bigger panel on the right. Alternatively, just use your keyboard instead. To jump from one shape to another, simply press Tab to select chord and Space (or Enter) to apply it. You can then keep cycling through shapes without needing to reach out to pick up your mouse.

How to Use the Guitar Chord Tool

In the main screen you can see a visual layout of guitar neck. The large bar at the top is the guitar’s nut. The dots on the fretboard represent placement of your fingers. The dot number in the middle signify which finger to play that note (one = index finger, two = second finger etc up to four = pinky). Circles above the nut signify strings that are to be plucked open; crosses signify strings that aren’t to be sounded or need muting. It is a great visual aid that will help you in developing correct hand placement through muscle memory.

To hear each chord, simply click on the grid button and you will hear the chosen chord instanty. To continue hearing the same chord but without having to re-select, simply click the Strum button beneath the diagram. Alternatively, you can tap directly onto the illustration of fretboard which will also cause sound to be played back. Use volume control on the right-hand side to turn the volume up/down to comfortabley levels for yourself. This will affect volume of any other audio that comes out off the widget, so don’t bother anyone else when you’re practicing late into the evening.

If you have forgotten, there is also a quick reference available in Help panel. To get this, click on How to play button up at the top of screen. Here it goes through the tips and symbols used so that you can understand what the charts mean. For example, it suggests that for a better sound keep your thumb behind neck and press down just behind the fret wire. This will help any beginner make sure they are reading the chart as intended.

It is in fullscreen. The Fullscreen button lets you expand the widget into full-screen. It fills the whole browser window with just the widget for an uninterrupted view of chords (and larger diagrams). Use this option if you’re viewing on a small screen, if you’d like to concentrate, etc. To return to normal mode, simply click the Exit fullscreen button. This works great if you’re using a tablet or if you’re projecting page onto a screen.

Play around with the various chords, hearing their tone. See if you can change from one chord to another such as C to G. Note the position of fingers on each shape. Notice which strings is muted and which are open. Make sure you’re pressing hard enough to ensure a clean sound, no buzzing. The volume slider lets you fine tune what you hear as you go along. Get used to these essential chords, building your confidence by starting to play now.