Guitar chord shapes explorer

Pick a chord and see all five CAGED shapes mapped across the fretboard. Standard tuning (EADGBE).

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C major

C – E – G

Open chord

C major

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

R = root, 3 = third, 5 = fifth, b3 = flat third (minor). Larger circles with dark outlines mark root notes. × = string not played. The five letters (C, A, G, E, D) refer to the open-chord shape each barre form is based on.