Free Online (Printable) Guitar Chord Charts
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Learning to use our free online guitar chord charts:
The best way for a musician to progress is to find and experiment with chording different ways to produce the
same results. By learning various patterns while playing, we are able to increase speed and accuracy. After purchasing a "songbook", most quickly realize that many are
"chorded" in very basic forms that do not sound the same as played by the original artist. This chord chart will help develop dexterity & increase your chord pattern vocabulary.
Be sure to view our printable chart that is available for download with the adobe acrobat reader program (free download from adobe.com)
How to read a chord chart:
1- The name listed above the chart is the name of the chord you will play (We will use the example of G Major)
2- The thick dark line below the name represents the guitar nut (see the guitar center definitions page)
3- The first line will always represent the 1st fret on the instrument, this is a standard for most charts you will find
(if the chord is positioned further down the fret board it should have another number indicating the correct fret position here)
4- Fingers should be placed where the grey dots are noted (I encourage playing the chords where it feels comfortable for each player at first, but to develop your skill and
speed you should learn to play the with other fingers also. Therefore numbers are not used on my charts illustrated here) If the strings can be clearly heard without fret buzz,
the object is reached. Some songs are better played with the "G" Major chord using fingers 1-2-3 and others 2-3-4 (1-symbolizing the index 2-middle 3-ring & 4-pinky) A
working example of this is demonstrated by Glenn Frey of the Eagles in the song "Tequila Sunrise". Chording with the
latter alternative allows the intermediate note (E) to be easily reached while strumming)
5- An "X" placed over a string means the string is generally not strummed or played when used.
6- "Barred" chords have a line tying strings together in a group and are played pressing 2 or more strings with one finger. F chord is the cleanest example of this and is more
correctly illustrated in the following chart:
F Major Chart (corrected version)
E A D G B E <---(Open strings at guitar nut)
| | | | 1 1 <---(1st Fret Position)
| | | 2 | |
| | 3 | | |
| | | | | |
F Major Chart (alternate versions on other websites)
E A D G B E <---(Open strings at guitar nut)
| | | | X X <---(1st Fret Position)
| | | X | |
| | X | | |
| | | | | |
The best way for a musician to progress is to find and experiment with chording different ways to produce the
same results. By learning various patterns while playing, we are able to increase speed and accuracy. After purchasing a "songbook", most quickly realize that many are
"chorded" in very basic forms that do not sound the same as played by the original artist. This chord chart will help develop dexterity & increase your chord pattern vocabulary.
Be sure to view our printable chart that is available for download with the adobe acrobat reader program (free download from adobe.com)
How to read a chord chart:
1- The name listed above the chart is the name of the chord you will play (We will use the example of G Major)
2- The thick dark line below the name represents the guitar nut (see the guitar center definitions page)
3- The first line will always represent the 1st fret on the instrument, this is a standard for most charts you will find
(if the chord is positioned further down the fret board it should have another number indicating the correct fret position here)
4- Fingers should be placed where the grey dots are noted (I encourage playing the chords where it feels comfortable for each player at first, but to develop your skill and
speed you should learn to play the with other fingers also. Therefore numbers are not used on my charts illustrated here) If the strings can be clearly heard without fret buzz,
the object is reached. Some songs are better played with the "G" Major chord using fingers 1-2-3 and others 2-3-4 (1-symbolizing the index 2-middle 3-ring & 4-pinky) A
working example of this is demonstrated by Glenn Frey of the Eagles in the song "Tequila Sunrise". Chording with the
latter alternative allows the intermediate note (E) to be easily reached while strumming)
5- An "X" placed over a string means the string is generally not strummed or played when used.
6- "Barred" chords have a line tying strings together in a group and are played pressing 2 or more strings with one finger. F chord is the cleanest example of this and is more
correctly illustrated in the following chart:
F Major Chart (corrected version)
E A D G B E <---(Open strings at guitar nut)
| | | | 1 1 <---(1st Fret Position)
| | | 2 | |
| | 3 | | |
| | | | | |
F Major Chart (alternate versions on other websites)
E A D G B E <---(Open strings at guitar nut)
| | | | X X <---(1st Fret Position)
| | | X | |
| | X | | |
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