Free chord chart · 1 page · PDF
Six open chords you will hear in song after song.
G, C, D, Em, Am and E are some of the first chords guitar players learn, and they turn up again and again in rock, country, folk and pop. This free one-page chart draws all six with the finger numbers, so you can save it for practice and keep it on your music stand.
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What you will learn in this free chord chart
- All six open chords on one page: G, C, D, Em, Am and E
- Each chord drawn with the finger numbers and the strings to leave out
- Five of them, G, C, D, Em and Am, belong to the key of G
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. It costs nothing and there is no card to enter. It is yours to keep: print it, save it or keep it on your phone.
Do I need to read music?
No. Each chord is drawn as a chord box: the strings run up and down, the frets across, and the number in each dot is the finger to use. An X means leave that string out, and an O means play it open.
Which chords go together?
G, C, D, Em and Am all belong to the key of G, so they sound good together in almost any order. E is the odd one out: it often leads into Am, and it is the home chord of many blues and rock songs.
Which chord should come first?
Em is a good start: it uses only two fingers. Then try G, C and D, and the change from G to C to D, slowly, before you strum it in time.
Is it for acoustic or electric?
Both. The chord shapes are the same on any guitar.
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