Chord library

FretMapper currently catalogues 54 chord shapes for acoustic guitar, organized by quality. Each one links to a full diagram, fingering instructions, and a list of songs that use it.

If you're brand new to chord diagrams, start by reading the complete walkthrough on how chord diagrams work — once that's clear, every shape on this page will make immediate sense.

Add 9 chords

Dominant 7 chords

Extended chords

Major chords

Major 7 chords

Minor chords

Minor 7 chords

Ninth chords

Sixth chords

Suspended 2 chords

Suspended 4 chords

About the chord library

This library focuses on acoustic-guitar-friendly voicings — open chords first, then movable barre shapes, then a small set of color chords (suspended, add9, sixth, ninth) that show up in folk and singer-songwriter arrangements. We don't list every theoretically possible voicing; we list the ones a beginning or intermediate acoustic player will actually run into.

If you're looking for a chord that isn't here, check whether you're spelling it the same way the chart names it (for example, F#m and Gbm are the same chord, even though they look different). Also bear in mind that many less common chord names — like "Fmaj9add13" — are usually voiced on guitar as a simpler related shape with one or two extra notes added, rather than as a unique fingering you'd need to learn from scratch.