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Guitar chord reference

35 movable barre chord shapes, grouped by chord quality. Bar any fret to play any of them in any key; each shape's caption says which string carries its root and where it sits. Barre shapes only — power chords aren't here, because they aren't barred.

major

Watch the C-shape and the G-shape: their root sits 3 frets above the barre, not on it. Bar the 5th fret and the C-shape gives F and the G-shape gives C — not the D and A your index finger is on.

E-shape (major)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

G-shape (major)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, 3 frets above the barre.

A-shape (major)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

C-shape (major)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, 3 frets above the barre.

D-shape (major)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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minor

Em-shape (minor)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Am-shape (minor)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dm-shape (minor)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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dominant 7

E7-shape (dominant 7)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

A7-shape (dominant 7)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

D7-shape (dominant 7)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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minor 7

Em7-shape (minor 7)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Am7-shape (minor 7)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dm7-shape (minor 7)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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major 7

Emaj7-shape (major 7)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Amaj7-shape (major 7)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dmaj7-shape (major 7)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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suspended 4th

Esus4-shape (suspended 4th)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Asus4-shape (suspended 4th)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dsus4-shape (suspended 4th)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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suspended 2nd

There is no 6th-string-root sus2 here: reaching the 9th needs a fifth fret, and these diagrams draw four.

Asus2-shape (suspended 2nd)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dsus2-shape (suspended 2nd)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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major 6

E6-shape (major 6)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

A6-shape (major 6)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

D6-shape (major 6)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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minor 6

Em6-shape (minor 6)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Am6-shape (minor 6)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Dm6-shape (minor 6)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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add 9

Only one add9 fits: the others don't fit these four frets.

Eadd9-shape (add 9)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

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diminished

Edim-shape (diminished)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Adim-shape (diminished)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Ddim-shape (diminished)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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augmented

Eaug-shape (augmented)

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 6th string, on the barre.

Aaug-shape (augmented)

×

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 5th string, on the barre.

Daug-shape (augmented)

××

Movable — bar any fret. Root: 4th string, on the barre.

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