The Everything Guide to Guitar Chords

(A reference for the rest of us)

Update
Okay, this will probably be a bit longer still, I'll try to get back to dedicating one set per day. I've also decided I might as well go all the way and do all the common variations up the fretboard as is listed in my chord book, which is three versions of each chord. I've started this with C# chords, I'll go back and do the rest when I'm done.

I will slowly be filling in these chords. Feel free to help out, all I ask is that you be 100% sure you are correct. Please /msg me if you have chords to add to the list.

Each chord finger is shown as

-1- (e)
-1- (B)
-2- (G)
-3- (D)
-3- (A)
-1- (E)

A number indicates the fret, an X indicates the string should not be played, and a O indicates the string should be muted, and a ? indicates that the string is optional.

Note ( - denotes a diminished chord, + denotes an augmented chord)

Chords in A:
A
A7
Am
Am7
Amaj7
Asus4
A7sus4
A6
Am6
A9
Am9
Amaj9
A6/9
A7+9
A7-9
A+
A7+5
A-
A-5
A7-5
A9-5
A11
A13

Chords in A#/Bb
Bb
Bb7
Bbm
Bbm7
Bbmaj7
Bbsus4
Bb7sus4
Bb6
Bbm6
Bb9
Bbm9
Bbmaj9
Bb6/9
Bb7+9
Bb7+9
Bb7-9
Bb+
Bb7+5
Bb-
Bb-5
Bb7-5
Bb9-5
Bb11
Bb13

Chords in B:
B
B7
Bm
Bm7
Bmaj7
Bsus4
B7sus4
B6
Bm6
B9
Bm9
Bmaj9
B6/9
B7+9
B7-9
B+
B7+5
B-
B-5
B7-5
B9-5
B11
B13

Chords in C:
C
C7
Cm
Cm7
Cmaj7
Csus4
C7sus4
C6
Cm6
C9
Cm9
Cmaj9
C6/9
C7+9
C7-9
C+
C7+5
C-
C-5
C7-5
C9-5
C11
C13
Cadd9

Chords in C#/Db:
C#
C#7
C#m
C#m7
C#maj7
C#sus4
C#7sus4
C#6
C#m6
C#9
C#m9
C#maj9
C#6/9
C#7+9
C#7-9
C#+
C#7+5
C#-
C#-5
C#7-5
C#9-5
C#11
C#13

Chords in D:
D
D7
Dm
Dm7
Dmaj7
Dsus4
D7sus4
D6
Dm6
D9
Dm9
Dmaj9
D6/9
D7+9
D7-9
D+
D7+5
D-
D-5
D7-5
D9-5
D11
D13

Chords in D#/Eb:
Eb
Eb7
Ebm
Ebm7
Ebmaj7
Ebsus4
Eb7sus4
Eb6
Ebm6
Eb9
Ebm9
Ebmaj9
Eb6/9
Eb7+9
Eb7-9
Eb+
Eb7+5
Eb-
Eb-5
Eb7-5
Eb9-5
Eb11
Eb13

Chords in E:
E
E7
Em
Em7
Emaj7
Esus4
E7sus4
E6
Em6
E9
Em9
Emaj9
E6/9
E7+9
E7-9
E+
E7+5
E-
E-5
E7-5
E9-5
E11
E13

Chords in F:
F
F7
Fm
Fm7
Fmaj7
Fsus4
F7sus4
F6
Fm6
F9
Fm9
Fmaj9
F6/9
F7+9
F7-9
F+
F7+5
F-
F-5
F7-5
F9-5
F11
F13

Chords in F#/Gb:
F#
F#7
F#m
F#m7
F#maj7
F#sus4
F#7sus4
F#6
F#m6
F#9
F#m9
F#maj9
F#6/9
F#7+9
F#7-9
F#+
F#7+5
F#-
F#7-5
F#9-5
F#11
F#13

Chords in G:
G
G7
Gm
Gm7
Gmaj7
Gsus4
G7sus4
G6
Gm6
G9
Gm9
Gmaj9
G6/9
G7+9
G7-9
G+
G7+5
G-
G-5
G7-5
G9-5
G11
G13

Chords in G#/Ab:
Ab
Ab7
Abm
Abm7
Abmaj7
Absus4
Ab7sus4
Ab6
Abm6
Ab9
Abm9
Abmaj9
Ab6/9
Ab7+9
Ab7-9
Ab+
Ab7+5
Ab-
Ab-5
Ab7-5
Ab9-5
Ab11
Ab13

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Take your basic 1-3-5 Major chord.
Take Eb.
Look up to the Eb chart, match the 1-3-5 notes to the ones on your fretboard.
This is pretty easy, really, once you got the patterns down.

Guitar Interval Map

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12 
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .  
F  Natural                          F# or Gb
e |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|       e | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |
B | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |       B |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|
G |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|       G | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |
D |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|       D | |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |
A |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|       A | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |
E |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|       E | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .  
G Natural                           Ab
e |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|       e | |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |
B |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|       B | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |
G |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|       G |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|
D |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|       D | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |
A |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|       A | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |
E |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|       E | |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .  
A Natural                           Bb
e |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|       e | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |
B |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|       B | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |
G | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |       G |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|
D |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|       D |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|
A |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|       A |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|
E |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|       E | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .     
B or Cb                             C Natural
e |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|       e |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|
B |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|       B |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|
G | |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |       G |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|
D | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |       D |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|
A | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |       A |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|
E |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|       E |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .     
C# or Db                            D Natural
e | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |       e |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|
B | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |       B |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6|
G | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |       G |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|
D | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |       D |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|
A | |6| |7|1| |2| | |4| |5| |       A |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|
E | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |       E |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2|

   0     3   5   7   9     12          0     3   5   7   9     12
         .   .   .   .                       .   .   .   .     
Eb                                  E Natural
e | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |       e |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|
B | |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |       B |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5|
G |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|       G | |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |
D |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|       D | |7|1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |
A | |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4| |       A |4| |5| |6| |7|1| |2| |3|4|
E | |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1| |       E |1| |2| |3|4| |5| |6| |7|1|

Match the numbers to the note on the patterns above.

Key:
M-Major
m-Minor 
b-flat (half tone down)
#-sharp (half tone higher)
bb-double flat (two tones down)
dim-diminished
1/2dim- half-diminished
dlt-delta

5ths (power chord) : 1 5          M : 1 3 5
m : 1 b3 5                        sus2 : 1 2 5
sus : 1 4 5                       b5 : 1 3 b5
Diminished : 1 b3 b5              5/8 : 1 5 8
+ : 1 3 #5                        b6 : 1 3 5 b6
-b6 : 1 b3 5 b6                   6 : 1 3 5 6
-6 : 1 b3 5 6                     dim 7th : 1 b3 b5 bb7
Q(3) : 1 4 b7                     7 : 1 3 5 b7
-7 : 1 b3 5 b7                    7sus2 : 1 2 5 b7
7sus : 1 4 5 b7                   7b5 : 1 3 b5 b7
1/2dim : 1 b3 5 b7                7+ : 1 3 #5 b7
dlt : 1 3 5 7                     -dlt : 1 b3 5 7
dlt sus2 : 1 2 5 b7               dlt sus : 1 4 5 7
dlt b5 : 1 3 b5 7                 dlt dim : 1 b3 b5 7
dlt+ : 1 3 #5 7                   -dlt+ : 1 b3 #5 7
7/6 : 1 3 5 6 b7                  9/6 : 1 3 5 6 9
-9/6 : 1 b3 5 6 9                 9 : 1 3 5 b7 9
-9 : 1 b3 5 b7 9                  b9 : 1 3 5 b7 b9
-b9 : 1 b3 5 b7 b9                #9 : 1 3 5 b7 #9
dlt 9 : 1 3 5 7 9                 -dlt 9 : 1 b3 5 7 9
dlt b9 : 1 3 5 7 b9               -dlt b9 : 1 b3 5 7 b9
dlt #9 : 1 3 5 7 #9               ALT : 1 3 b5 b7 #9
ALT : 1 3 b5 b7 b9                ALT : 1 3 #5 b7 b9
ALT : 1 3 #5 b7 #9                11 : 1 3 5 b7 9 11
-11 : 1 b3 5 b7 9 11              #11 : 1 3 5 b7 9 #11
-#11 : 1 b3 5 b7 9 #11            dlt 11 : 1 3 5 7 9 11
-dlt 11 : 1 b3 5 7 9 11           dlt #11 : 1 3 5 7 9 #11
-dlt #11 : 1 b3 5 7 9 #11         13 : 1 3 5 b7 9 11 13
-13 : 1 b3 5 b7 9 11 13           13 #11 : 1 3 5 b7 9 #11 13
-13 #11 : 1 b3 5 b7 9 #11 13      dlt 13 : 1 3 5 7 9 11 13
-dlt 13 : 1 b3 5 7 9 11 13        dlt 13 #11 : 1 3 5 7 9 #11 13
-dlt 13 #11 : 1 b3 5 7 9 #11 13