Here are two free guitar chord chart PDFs that are great for beginners and pros alike. One has 144 of the most common chord types in all 12 keys and a smaller version of 132 chords. The smaller version is available as an image or PDF download that you can use as a pocket poster / cheat sheet for. Beginner Guitar Chord Chart - Free Print Sheet This lesson provides print-friendly (PDF) versions of the beginner guitar chord charts found in the chord basics series. Every beginner guitarist should know the chords on this page.
Learning to play the guitar is a lot fun. Use this cheat sheet to help you get started with your guitar finger placement and guitar chords. If you need help with finger placement on your guitar, use tablature (tab) and fingerboard diagrams. Practice playing the most common open-position chords on your guitar to get that “jangly” sound, and make sure you know the notes on the neck of your guitar to change starting notes in scales, chords, and arpeggios.
Applying Fingerboard Diagrams and Tablature to a Real Guitar
You don’t need experience reading music to use tablature (tab) and fingerboard diagrams to play your guitar. Check out these diagrams to help with finger placement on your guitar:
Finger Position On Keyboard
Open Position Guitar Chords Chart
Basic Guitar Chord Chart Pdf
Open position guitar chords sound twangybecause theyinclude unfretted strings that are permitted to ring open. This chart represents 24 of the most useful open chords you use to play guitar:
Notes on the Guitar Neck
All Guitar Chords Pdf
This figure of the nine-fret guitar neck has the notes in letter names for all six strings’ frets up to and including the 9th fret. Use this diagram to help you move any scale, arpeggio, or chord to a different starting note.