Open Chord Voicings

Pick a chord below. The easiest nearby add9, add7, and sus2 · 2 shapes sit right next to it — tap any card to flip it and see why the shape works.

Add7 shapes use maj7 for majors and m7 for minors — the extra-7th color that actually turns up in easy arrangements. Sus2 and “2” are the same chord (Dsus2 is D2), shown together. Beginner and Advanced stay in one key at a time; Capo Finder works out which fret and shape get you into any key using chords you already know.

Open chords, no barre — C, D, E, G, A and their minors.

Major
Minor

○ open string✕ don't play● fretted note▬ barre (one finger)Nfr = fret position♪ = hear it

Beginner: the eight open chords most simplified arrangements lean on. Advanced: every other key, reached by barring the open E, Em, A, and Am shapes up the neck.