Guitar Chords
Guitar Chords is an interactive tool that helps you identify, explore and learn guitar chords — right in your browser.
- 🎸 Tap on the fretboard → get the chord name instantly
- 🔍 Browse every variation and fingering
- 🎵 Hear how each chord sounds
- 📱 Works on any device
The Problem
Learning guitar chords online is broken.
- You Google "Dm7 guitar" and get 15 ad-heavy sites with different diagrams
- You found a cool shape on the fretboard, but what chord is it?
- Most chord sites show one fingering with no alternatives
- Just a diagram without context, no notes, no intervals, no theory
We built Guitar Chords to fix all of this in one place.
Why Guitar Chords?
Unlike typical chord reference sites:
| Guitar Chords | Typical Sites | |
|---|---|---|
| Identify any chord shape | ✅ Interactive fretboard | ❌ Only predefined diagrams |
| All fingering variations | ✅ Auto-generated | ❌ 1–3 fixed shapes |
| See intervals & notes | ✅ Color-coded | ❌ Rarely shown |
| Barre chord support | ✅ Drag to create | ❌ No interaction |
| Works offline | ✅ PWA-ready | ❌ Needs connection |
| Price | ✅ Free | 💰 Often paywalled |
How It Works
Three steps. That's it.
- Tap the fretboard. Place dots on strings and frets just like you'd press them on a real guitar
- See the chord name. The tool instantly recognizes the chord and shows all possible names
- Explore variations. Browse alternative fingerings, see notes, intervals, and related chords
Want to go the other way? Type a chord name and see how to play it.
Use Cases
- 🎓 Guitar teacher — show students chord shapes and theory in real time
- ✍️ Songwriter — experiment with chord voicings and find new sounds
- 🎸 Beginner — learn basic open chords with visual guidance
- 🤔 "What chord is this?" — found a shape you like? Identify it in seconds
- 🎵 Music theory student — visualize intervals and note relationships
- 🎤 Jam session — quickly look up a chord someone called out
Who It's For
- Guitarists of all levels
- Music teachers and students
- Songwriters and composers
- Anyone curious about how chords work
Try These Chord Progressions
Chord progressions are the backbone of every song. Here are some popular ones — click any chord to see how to play it:
🎵 The Classic Pop (I–V–vi–IV)
Used in hundreds of hits — from "Let It Be" to "No Woman, No Cry":
🎶 Sad & Beautiful (i–VI–III–VII)
The emotional minor progression heard in "Stairway to Heaven":
🎸 12-Bar Blues (I–IV–V)
The foundation of blues, rock, and jazz:
🌙 Dreamy Jazz (ii–V–I)
The most important progression in jazz:
🔥 Power Chord Punk
Simple, raw, and powerful:
Essential Chords Every Guitarist Should Know
Open Chords
The first chords you should learn. They use open strings and are played in the first 3 frets:
Minor Chords
Add emotion and depth to your playing:
Seventh Chords
For jazz, blues, and more complex harmony:
Suspended Chords
Create tension and release:
Features
- Chord Identification: tap any shape, get the name
- Interactive Fretboard: drag barres, place dots, explore freely
- All Variations: see every way to play a chord, sorted by playability
- Interval Colors: visualize the music theory behind each chord
- Mobile-Friendly: designed for phones and tablets first
- Instant: no loading, no server calls, everything happens in your browser
- Free: no hidden fees, no paywalls, no ads
Pricing
Guitar Chords is free.
Roadmap
What's coming next:
- 🎵 Audio playback. Hear how each chord sounds with different guitar tones
- 📝 Chord progressions builder. Create and save your own progressions
- 🎤 Song chord sheets. View chords for popular songs
- 🏆 Practice mode. Test yourself with chord quizzes
- 🔗 Sharing. Share chord diagrams and custom fingerings with a link