Chord finder

Tap the frets you hold or the notes you hear and get the chord name, with every other name, slash chord and inversion.

Found a shape that sounds good but do not know what it is called? Tap the frets you are holding, string by string, and the chord finder names it straight away. It works the other way too: pick the notes you hear or want, choose the lowest one, and it tells you which chord they make.

Most shapes have more than one correct name. A minor seventh and a major sixth share the same four notes (Am7 is C6 with A in the bass), and a chord with another note in the bass can be an inversion or a slash chord. The finder lists every name, best first, with the reason for each: root position, 1st, 2nd or 3rd inversion, or a bass note from outside the chord. It also gives the other ways people write each chord (Cmaj7, CM7, CΔ7) and both spellings when a root has two (C# and Db).

It knows all 84 chord types in the chord library, from plain triads to thirteenths and altered jazz chords, and it says which note is the root, the third, the fifth and so on, spelled the right way for that chord. It even tells you when a common note is missing, such as a seventh chord with no fifth.

Change the tuning in Advanced (drop D, DADGAD, half-step down, open G, D or E, drop C), tap Strum to hear the shape in your chosen guitar sound, and jump to the chord library for more ways to play the same chord.

How to use it

  1. Tap the frets you are holding on each string.
  2. Tap the top of a string to mute it (×) or play it open (○).
  3. Read the name, the notes and every other name below.
  4. Or switch to Pick notes and choose notes and the bass note.
  5. Tap Strum to hear it; open the chord library for more shapes.

Common questions

How do I find the name of a chord?

Tap the frets you are holding on each string here, or pick the notes. The chord finder names it and lists every other correct name.

Why does one shape have several names?

The same notes can be named from different roots. C–E–G–A is C6 or, with A in the bass, Am7. The best name depends on the bass note and the song, so both are shown.

What is a slash chord?

A chord with a chosen bass note, written chord/bass, like D/F#. If the bass is a chord note it is an inversion; if not, it is still written as a slash chord.

Does it work in other tunings?

Yes. Choose drop D, DADGAD, open G and more in Advanced, and the frets are read in that tuning.

Learn this with a teacher
Live one-to-one guitar classes online, with a free trial.
Find a teacher

Related tools

All free tools