🎸Guitar Chord Finder

Discover beautiful chord voicings with crystal-clear visual diagrams and professional printable charts

✨ Free • Fast • Mobile-Friendly

Identify a Chord

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.

Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)Frets: 15

Interactive Fretboard

Click on frets to place notes. Use keyboard arrows to navigate and Enter/Space to toggle.

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Click frets to place notes • Use arrow keys to navigate • Enter/Space to toggle

Chord Results

Identified chords appear here with confidence levels and alternatives.

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Ready to Identify Chords

Click on the fretboard to place at least 2 notes and see the chord name instantly.

How to Use the Chord Identifier

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Place Notes

Click on frets to place your fingers. Each click toggles a note on or off.

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Adjust Settings

Set your capo position, choose alternate tunings, or switch to left-handed mode.

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See Results

Get instant chord identification with confidence levels and alternative interpretations.

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Play & Learn

Use the play button to hear your chord and learn about its structure and theory.

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Accurate Chord Recognition

Advanced algorithm identifies chords with high accuracy, including complex jazz and extended chords like maj7, sus4, add9, and altered dominants.

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Multiple Guitar Tunings

Support for standard tuning, drop D, DADGAD, open G, open D, and other popular alternate guitar tunings.

Fully Accessible Design

Complete keyboard navigation support and screen reader compatibility for inclusive guitar learning.

What is a Guitar Chord Identifier?

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.

How to Use the Guitar Chord Identifier

Step-by-Step Guide:

  1. Place your fingers: Click on the fretboard where you place your fingers
  2. Add multiple notes: Click additional frets to build your complete chord shape
  3. Get instant results: See the chord name appear automatically with confidence rating
  4. Listen to your chord: Use the play button to hear how your chord sounds
  5. Explore alternatives: Check suggested alternative chord interpretations

Pro Tips:

  • Use capo settings to identify chords with a capo
  • Switch to alternate tunings like Drop D or DADGAD
  • Try left-handed mode if you play a left-handed guitar
  • Look for high-confidence results for the most accurate identification
  • Check alternative interpretations for slash chords and inversions

Types of Guitar Chords You Can Identify

Basic Chords

  • • Major chords (C, G, D, etc.)
  • • Minor chords (Am, Em, Dm, etc.)
  • • Diminished chords (Cdim, F#dim)
  • • Augmented chords (Caug, Gaug)
  • • Suspended chords (Csus2, Gsus4)
  • • Power chords (C5, G5)

7th & Extended Chords

  • • Dominant 7th (C7, G7, D7)
  • • Major 7th (Cmaj7, Gmaj7)
  • • Minor 7th (Am7, Em7, Dm7)
  • • Minor major 7th (Cm(maj7))
  • • 9th chords (C9, G9, Am9)
  • • 11th & 13th chords

Jazz & Complex Chords

  • • Add9 chords (Cadd9, Gadd9)
  • • 6th chords (C6, Am6)
  • • Half-diminished (Cm7b5)
  • • Altered dominants (C7alt)
  • • Slash chords (C/E, G/B)
  • • Extended voicings

Benefits of Using Our Guitar Chord Identifier

For Learning

  • Expand your chord vocabulary: Discover new chord shapes and voicings
  • Understand music theory: Learn intervals and chord construction
  • Analyze songs: Figure out the chords in your favorite tracks
  • Practice chord progressions: Identify common progressions like ii-V-I

For Creating

  • Songwriting tool: Name interesting chord shapes you discover
  • Arrangement help: Find alternative voicings for better sound
  • Teaching aid: Help students identify and name chords
  • Practice companion: Verify chord names during practice sessions

Supported Guitar Tunings

Our chord identifier works with all major guitar tunings, making it perfect for players who use alternate tunings:

Standard Tuning

E-A-D-G-B-E

Most common guitar tuning

Drop D

D-A-D-G-B-E

Popular for rock and metal

DADGAD

D-A-D-G-A-D

Celtic and folk favorite

Open G

D-G-D-G-B-D

Great for slide guitar

Open D

D-A-D-F#-A-D

Blues and fingerstyle

Open E

E-B-E-G#-B-E

Slide and blues tuning

Frequently Asked Questions

How accurate is the chord identification?

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.

Can I use this with a capo?

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.

What if I get multiple chord suggestions?

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.

Does this work for left-handed guitars?

Absolutely! Toggle the "Left-handed" option in the controls to flip the fretboard layout horizontally, making it perfect for left-handed guitar players.

Can I hear how the chord sounds?

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.