Discover beautiful chord voicings with crystal-clear visual diagrams and professional printable charts
Build any chord shape on the virtual fretboard to get its name, notes, and intervals instantly. Perfect for learning new chords or identifying unknown chord shapes.
Click on frets to place notes. Use keyboard arrows to navigate and Enter/Space to toggle.
Identified chords appear here with confidence levels and alternatives.
Click on the fretboard to place at least 2 notes and see the chord name instantly.
Click on frets to place your fingers. Each click toggles a note on or off.
Set your capo position, choose alternate tunings, or switch to left-handed mode.
Get instant chord identification with confidence levels and alternative interpretations.
Use the play button to hear your chord and learn about its structure and theory.
Advanced algorithm identifies chords with high accuracy, including complex jazz and extended chords like maj7, sus4, add9, and altered dominants.
Support for standard tuning, drop D, DADGAD, open G, open D, and other popular alternate guitar tunings.
Complete keyboard navigation support and screen reader compatibility for inclusive guitar learning.
A guitar chord identifier is an interactive tool that helps guitarists discover the names of chords they're playing. By clicking on a virtual fretboard to match your finger positions, our chord identifier analyzes the notes and instantly provides the chord name, intervals, and music theory information.
Whether you've stumbled upon an interesting chord shape, learned a song by ear, or want to understand the theory behind your favorite progressions, a chord identifier makes it easy to identify any guitar chord configuration.
Our advanced algorithm recognizes over 70 different chord types, from basic major and minor triads to complex jazz chords like maj13, alt7, and half-diminished voicings.
Our chord identifier works with all major guitar tunings, making it perfect for players who use alternate tunings:
E-A-D-G-B-E
Most common guitar tuning
D-A-D-G-B-E
Popular for rock and metal
D-A-D-G-A-D
Celtic and folk favorite
D-G-D-G-B-D
Great for slide guitar
D-A-D-F#-A-D
Blues and fingerstyle
E-B-E-G#-B-E
Slide and blues tuning
Our chord identifier uses advanced music theory algorithms and recognizes over 70 chord types with high accuracy. The confidence rating helps you understand how certain the identification is, with "high confidence" results being the most reliable.
Yes! Simply set the capo position in the controls (0-12 frets), and the chord identifier will automatically adjust all calculations to give you the correct chord names relative to the capo position.
Multiple suggestions are normal! The same finger pattern can often be interpreted as different chords depending on context. The primary result is usually the most common interpretation, while alternatives show other valid names for the same set of notes.
Absolutely! Toggle the "Left-handed" option in the controls to flip the fretboard layout horizontally, making it perfect for left-handed guitar players.
Yes! Click the "Play" button in the results panel to hear your chord played back using Web Audio API. This helps verify that you've entered the chord correctly and lets you hear how it sounds.