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.
○ 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.
Know a shape and need the key, or know the key and want an easier shape — find the capo fret and see the whole chord family.
| Degree | Shape to play | Actual sound |
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Tap any chord name to open its diagrams.
Type the chords the way you'd play them with this capo (shapes), and see what they sound like — or paste the real chords and see what shapes to grab.
Pick the song's key and the CAGED shape you'd rather play. Every chord in the table links back to its own diagrams.