Basic Guitar Chords

Strum
These
Strings

Difficulty (1-5)
1 = easiest
5 = hardest

Recommended Learning Order

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

C
G
D
E-Minor
E
A-Minor
A

8. D-Minor
9. F
10. F-Minor
11. G-Minor
12. B-Minor
13. C-Minor
14. B

A
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 3

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5
4
3
2
1
/
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

A-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

B
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 5

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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

B-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 4

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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
4
1
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

C
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

C-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 4

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\ /
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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
4
1
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

D
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

D-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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\ /
_____| |____
5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

E
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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\ /
_____| |____
5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

E-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 1

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\ /
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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

F
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 4

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\ /
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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

F-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 4

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\ /
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5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

G
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 2

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\ /
_____| |____
5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb

G-Minor
Fret

E
a
d
g
b
e

Difficulty: 4

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\ /
_____| |____
5
4
3
2
1
/
| |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
3
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
\_____| | ____
| |
/__\
1 = Index
2 = Middle
Fingers
3 = Ring
4 = Pinky
5 = Thumb