Major guitar chords

root, major third, fifth

The major third is the whole of the character here, and everything in this group is that triad with something stacked on it or one colour added: the sixth, the major seventh, the ninth. Nothing in it is unstable, so nothing in it needs to resolve anywhere — a major chord is where a progression stops.

120 chords here, 10 symbols across 12 roots.

Major triad

On all 12 roots.

Major seventh

On all 12 roots.

Major seven flat five

On all 12 roots.

Major seven sharp five

On all 12 roots.

Major ninth

On all 12 roots.

Major eleventh

On all 12 roots.

Major thirteenth

On all 12 roots.

Add nine

On all 12 roots.

Major sixth

On all 12 roots.

Six-nine

On all 12 roots.

The other families

Every chord on the site, grouped by root instead, is on the full index. Where the shapes and the theory come from is on the about page.

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode