Learn guitar chords with a series of in depth articles. Simply click on a name of a chord, tune your guitar, and get ready for some serious learning!
Main major and minor guitar chords
Here is a quick reference to detailed articles for all main major and minor guitar chords:
Major and minor chords for all 12 keys
Table below is a key chord chart showing main major and minor chords in all 12 major keys. To be a bit more technical, it shows harmonized major scale in each key.
| Key | I | ii | iii | IV | V | vi | vii° |
| C | C | Dm | Em | F | G | Am | B° |
| G | G | Am | Bm | C | D | Em | F#° |
| D | D | Em | F#m | G | A | Bm | C#° |
| A | A | Bm | C#m | D | E | F#m | G#° |
| E | E | F#m | G#m | A | B | C#m | D#° |
| B | B | C#m | D#m | E | F# | G#m | A#° |
| F# | F# | G#m | A#m | B | C# | D#m | E#° |
| Db | Db | Ebm | Fm | Gb | Ab | Bbm | C° |
| Ab | Ab | Bbm | Cm | Db | Eb | Fm | G° |
| Eb | Eb | Fm | Gm | Ab | Bb | Cm | D° |
| Bb | Bb | Cm | Dm | Eb | F | Gm | A° |
| F | F | Gm | Am | Bb | C | Dm | E° |
if you are a beginner just learning to play a guitar it might look like there is a lot of information here (and lots of chords), and there is. In reality, this is just a tip of the iceberg as there are also augmented, diminished, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th and lots of other chords.
Here are the good news! You don’t need to learn all keys (and chords), at least not when you are just starting out.
Follow this guide to learning basic guitar chords for beginners to learn all the basic and essential chords!
Download and print blank guitar chord diagrams, and practice reviewing chord shapes and finger positions for each chord until you know them cold.