50 Easy Guitar Chords For the Beginner

Hello fellow guitarist!  On this page, you will find 50 easy beginner guitar chords that you can learn how to play right now.  These are all fairly basic chords that you should not have any trouble learning.  There are some that are a bit more challenging than others, but all are well within reach with just a bit of practice and patience.

Once you familiarize yourself with these beginner guitar chords, head on over to our easy acoustic guitar songs section and put these chords into practice right away.  There you will find lots of carefully selected guitar song lessons complete with links to chords, tabs, lyrics and video tutorials. Enjoy!

Easy Guitar Chord 1

C Major

The C Major Chord is one of the easier beginner acoustic guitar chords to learn and play. The C Major Chord is found in the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C. It is made up of the 1, 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes C, E and G…

Follow this link for the full lesson on C Major


Easy Guitar Chord 2

Cmaj7

The C Major 7 Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5  and 7 positions (C, E, G and B) of the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C.  You are basically playing a C Major Chord and simply lifting your first finger off the C Note of the 2nd string first fret…

Follow this link for the full lesson on C Major 7


Easy Guitar Chord 3

C7

The C7 Chord can be found by  first locating the 1, 3 and 5 positions (C, E and G) of the  C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the C Major scale (B) and then go back a 1/2 step to the BFlat…

Follow this link for the full lesson on C7


Easy Guitar Chord 4

Csus2

The C Suspended 2 Chord is found in the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C. It is made up of the 1, 2, and 5 of the C Major scale. Meaning the notes C, D and G.

Follow this link for the full lesson on Csus2


Easy Guitar Chord 5

Csus4

The Csus4 Chord is a fairly easy guitar chord to play. Just like the C Major Chord, this chord is also found in the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C. It is made up of the 1, 4 and 5 of the C Major scale. Meaning the notes C, F and G….

Follow this link for the full lesson on playing the Csus4 Guitar Chord


Easy Guitar Chord 6

Cadd9

The C Add 9 Chord is found by locating the 1 ,3, 5, and 9 (C, E, G and D) of the C Major Scale: C D E F G A B C..

Follow this link for the full lesson on playing the Cadd9 Guitar Chord


Easy Guitar Chord 7

D Major

The D Major Guitar Chord is found in the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D. It is made up of the 1(root note), 3 and 5 positions of this scale. Meaning the notes D, F# and A. Now to add more depth to the sound of the chord you add another D….

Follow this link for the full lesson on D Major


Easy Guitar Chord 8

Dmaj7

The D Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5 and 7 positions (D, F#, A and C#) of the D Major Scale: D E  F# G  A  B  C# D….

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dmaj7


Easy Guitar Chord 9

D Minor

The D Minor Chord (also known as Dm) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  D Major Scale: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, or the notes D, F and A.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the D Major Scale (F#) a 1/2 step to an “F”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on D Minor


Easy Guitar Chord 10

Dm6

The D Minor 6 Chord (also known as Dm6, D Minor 6th) is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 and 6 steps of the  D Major Scale: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, or the notes D, F, A and B.  The “b3” symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the D Major Scale (F#) a 1/2 step to an “F”….

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dm6


Easy Guitar Chord 11

Dm7

The D Minor 7 Chord (also known as Dm7,D Minor 7th) is found by locating the 1, b3, 5, b7 steps of the  D Major Scale: D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, or the notes D, F, A and C.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the D Major Scale (F#) a 1/2 step to an “F”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the D Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dm7


Easy Guitar Chord 12

Dm11

The D Minor 11 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7, 9 ,11 steps of the  D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# , or the notes D, F, A, C, E and G.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the D Major Scale (F#) a 1/2 step to a “F”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the D Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dm11


Easy Guitar Chord 13

D6

The D6 Guitar Chord is found in the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D. It is made up of the 1, 3, 5 and 6 positions of this scale, or  the notes D, F# and A and B…

Follow this link for the full lesson on D6


Easy Guitar Chord 14

D7

The D7 Chord is found by first locating the 1, 3 and 5  positions (D, F# and A) of the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the D Major scale (C#) and then go back a 1/2 step to the C…

Follow this link for the full lesson on D7


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D7sus4

The D7sus4 guitar Chord is an easy one to play and is found by  locating the 1, 4, 5  and b7 positions (D, G, A and C) of the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C# D.  The “b7” symbol translates to a “flattened 7th”.  This means that we find the 7th position of the D Major scale, “C#”, and we flatten it by a 1/2 step to a “C”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on D7sus4


Easy Guitar Chord 16

Dsus2

The Dsus2 Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, 2 and 5 positions (D, E and A) of the D Major Scale: D, E, F#, G, A, B, and C#…..

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dsus2


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Dsus4

The Dsus4 Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, 4 and 5 positions (D, G and A) of the D Major Scale: D E F# G A B C#…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Dsus4


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E Major

The E Major Guitar Chord is found in the E Major Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E. It is made up of the 1 , 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes E, G# and B…

Follow this link for the full lesson on E Major


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E Minor

The E Minor Chord (also known as Em) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#, or the notes E, G and B.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the E Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to an “G”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on E Minor


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Emaj7

The E Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5 and 7 positions (E, G#, B and D#) of the E Major Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E. The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the EMaj7 Chord…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Emaj7


Easy Guitar Chord 21

E6

Learn how to play the E6 (also known as E Major Sixth, EMaj6, E Major 6th) chord, with this free guitar lesson. The E6 Chord is found in the E Major Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E. It is made up of the 1 , 3, 5 and 6 of this scale. Meaning the notes E, G#, B and C#…

Follow this link for the full lesson on E6


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E7

The E7 Chord is found by first locating the 1, 3 and 5 (E, G# and B) of the E Major Scale: E  F# G# A B C# D# E, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the E Major scale (D#) and then go back a 1/2 step to the D…

Follow this link for the full lesson on E7


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E9

The E9 Chord (also known as E Dominant 9th, E dominant Nine, E dominant 9) is found by locating the 1, 3, 5, b7 and 9 steps (E, G#, B, D and F# ) of the E Major Scale: E  F# G# A B C# D# E. The “b7” symbol translates to a “Flattened 7th” which means we take the 7th position of the E Major scale and flatten it by a 1/2 step which gives us a “D” …

Follow this link for the full lesson on E9


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E13

The E13 Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5, b7, 9 and 13 positions (E, G#, B, D, F# and C#) of the E Major Scale: E  F# G# A B C# D# E. The chord chart below demonstrates how to play the E13 Chord….

Follow this link for the full lesson on E13


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Em6

The E Minor 6 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , 6 steps of the  E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, or the notes E, G, B and C#..  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the E Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Em6


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Em7

The E Minor 7 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7 steps of the  E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, or the notes E, G, B and D..  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the E Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”. The “b7? symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the E Major Scale (D#) a 1/2 step to a “D”….

Follow this link for the full lesson on Em7


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Em9

The E Minor 9 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7, 9  steps of the  E Major Scale: E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, or the notes E, G, B , D and  F#..  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the E Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”. The “b7? symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the E Major Scale (D#) a 1/2 step to a “D”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Em9


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Esus4

The Esus4 guitar chord (also known as E Suspended 4) is found in the E Major Scale: E  F# G# A  B  C# D# E. It is made up of the 1 , 4 and 5  of this scale. Meaning the notes E, A and B…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Esus4


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F Major

The F Chord is found in the F Major Scale.  The notes of the F Major Scale are: F G A Bb C D E F.  Now to find the F Major Chord, we would locate the 1, 3 and 5 (F, A and C) of the F Major Scale…

Follow this link for the full lesson on F major


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Fmaj7

The F Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5 and 7 positions (F, A, C and E) of the F Major Scale: F G A Bb C D E F.  The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the FMaj7 Chord…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Fmaj7


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F7

If you are having difficulty playing the F7 guitar chord (a.k.a, F Dominant 7,f dominant 7th ,f 7th) then you are in luck.  Today you will learn how to play several different, easy  F7 guitar chord shapes…

Follow this link for the full lesson on F7


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Fm6

This chord is found by locating the 1,(b3), 5 and 6 positions of the F Major Scale: F, G, A, Bflat, C, D, E .  That little “b3″ simply means a flattened third.  You are taking the 3 step in the F Major scale (A) and lowering it by a half step to an Ab/G#…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Fm6


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G Major

The G Major Guitar Chord is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1, 3 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B and D….

Follow this link for the full lesson on G Major


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G6

The G6 Guitar Chord  is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1, 3, 5 and 6 of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B, D and E…

Follow this link for the full lesson on G6


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G7

The G7 Guitar Chord (also known as a Dominant G 7th Chord)  is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1, 3, 5 and 7 of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B, D and F. This chord is just like the G Major  only you are adding the 7th note from the G Major scale to the chord…

Follow this link for the full lesson on G7


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GAdd4

The Gadd4 Guitar Chord is found in the G Major Scale: G A B C D E F# G. It is made up of the 1, 3, 4 and 5 of this scale. Meaning the notes G, B,C, and D. This is  a very easy chord to finger.  If you know how to play the open G Major chord, then you are almost there…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Gadd4


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A Major

The A Major Chord is found in the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A. It is made up of the 1 , 3 and 5 positions of this scale. In other words, the notes A,C# and E…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A Major


Easy Guitar Chord 38

A Minor

The A Minor Chord (also known as Am) is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, or the notes A, C and E.  The “b3? symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the A Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A Minor


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A6/9

The A6/9 Guitar Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5, 6 and 9 positions (A, C#, E , F# and B) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A.  You can see exactly how to finger this chord by referring to the chord chart on the page that follows…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A6/9


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A7

The A7 Chord is found by first locating the 1, 3 and 5 (A, C# and E) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A, and then adding a flat 7 note. To locate the flat 7 note, we first find the 7th note of the A Major scale (G#) and then go back a 1/2 step to the G…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A7


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Amaj7

The A Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1, 3 , 5 and 7 positions (A, C#, E and G#) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A. The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the AMaj7 Chord…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Amaj7


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Am7

The A Minor 7 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7 steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, or the notes A, C, E and G.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the A Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the A Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”….

Follow this link for the full lesson on Am7


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Am9

The A Minor 9  Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7, 9  steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# , or the notes A, C, E, G,  and B.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the A Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the A Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Am9


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Am11

The A Minor 11 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7, 9 ,11 steps of the  A Major Scale: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G# , or the notes A, C, E, G, B and D.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the A Major Scale (C#) a 1/2 step to a “C”. The “b7″ symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the A Major Scale (G#) a 1/2 step to a “G”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Am11


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Asus2

The Asus2 (also known as A suspened 2) is found by locating the 1, 2 and 5 positions (A, B and E) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Asus2


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Asus4

The Asus4 (A sus 4, A suspended 4) Guitar Chord is definitely one of the easier basic beginner chords to learn how to play. The ASuS4 Chord is found by locating the 1, 4 and 5 (A, D and E) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A…

Follow this link for the full lesson on Asus4

 


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A7sus4

The A7sus4 Chord is found by first locating the 1, 4, 5,b7 (A, D,E and G) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A.  The b7, or “Flattened 7th” is just the seventh note of the A Major scale flattened a half  step or semitone to the “G” note…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A7sus4


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A13

The A13 chord is found by locating the 1, 3, 5, b7, 9 and 13 positions (A, C#, E, G, B and F#) of the A Major Scale: A B C# D E F# G# A. The chord chart below demonstrates how to play the A13 Chord…

Follow this link for the full lesson on A13


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Bm

The B Minor Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3 and 5 steps of the  B Major Scale: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, or the notes B, D and F#.  The “b3″ symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the B Major Scale (D#) a 1/2 step to a “D”.

Follow this link for the full lesson on B Minor

 


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Bm7

The B Minor 7 Chord  is found by locating the 1, b3, 5 , b7 steps of the  B Major Scale: B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, or the notes B, D, F# and A.  The “b3? symbol translates to “Flattened 3rd” , which means we simply lower the 3rd step of the B Major Scale (D#) a 1/2 step to a “D”. The “b7? symbol translates to “Flattened 7th” , which means we simply lower the 7th step of the B Major Scale (A#) a 1/2 step to a “A”…

Follow this link for the full lesson on B Minor 7