# Guitar chords

The chords Strumhold teaches, in the order the app unlocks them: the open sets first, then the barre chords, until every key has a major and a minor chord. The barre 7th sets come in once the E and A shapes are steady. Every chart shows the exact fingering the app drills. Pick a chord to see how to play it and which changes to practice it in.

Two of these already under your fingers? Take them to the [chord change test](https://strumhold.com/chord-change-test/) and see how many changes you can land on the beat.

## Open Majors

The bright, sturdy chords most songs are built on. These five open shapes carry campfire strumming, folk, and a huge share of pop, and they are where nearly every guitarist starts.

- [E](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major/)

  [E major](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major/)
- [A](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-major/)

  [A major](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-major/)
- [D](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-major/)

  [D major](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-major/)
- [G](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-major/)

  [G major](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-major/)
- [C](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-major/)

  [C major](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-major/)

## Open Minors

The moodier side of the same neighborhood. Minor chords bring the melancholy in everything from folk ballads to rock anthems, and these open shapes sit right beside the majors you already know.

- [Em](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-minor/)

  [E minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-minor/)
- [Am](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-minor/)

  [A minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-minor/)
- [Dm](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-minor/)

  [D minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-minor/)
- [Gm](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor/)

  [G minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor/)
- [Cm](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-minor/)

  [C minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-minor/)

## Open 7ths

Restless chords with a bluesy pull. A 7th always sounds like it wants to move somewhere, which is why blues, country, and early rock and roll lean on these shapes so hard.

- [E7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-7/)

  [E dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-7/)
- [A7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-7/)

  [A dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-7/)
- [D7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-7/)

  [D dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-7/)
- [G7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-7/)

  [G dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-7/)
- [C7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-7/)

  [C dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-7/)

## Open Minor 7ths

Minor chords with the edges rounded off. Smooth and mellow, they turn up in soul, bossa nova, and anywhere a plain minor feels too heavy.

- [Em7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-minor-7/)

  [E minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-minor-7/)
- [Am7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-minor-7/)

  [A minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-minor-7/)
- [Dm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-minor-7/)

  [D minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-minor-7/)
- [Gm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-7/)

  [G minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-7/)
- [Cm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-minor-7/)

  [C minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-minor-7/)

## Open Major 7ths

Dreamy, floating chords that soften a major without turning it sad. Lo-fi and gentle pop are full of them, and songwriters reach for one whenever a plain major feels too cheerful.

- [Amaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-major-7/)

  [A major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-major-7/)
- [Dmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-major-7/)

  [D major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/d-major-7/)
- [Gmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-major-7/)

  [G major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-major-7/)
- [Cmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-major-7/)

  [C major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-major-7/)

## E-shape Barres

Your first barre chords: one finger lies flat across all six strings and the familiar E shapes form behind it. This is the hardest thing your fretting hand has learned yet. The reward is the whole neck, because the same grip slid up to any fret is another chord.

- [F](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-major/)

  [F major](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-major/)
- [F♯m](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-minor/)

  [F♯ minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-minor/)
- [Gm](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-e-shape/)

  [G minor in E-shape](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-minor-e-shape/)

## A-shape Barres

Your second barre grip: the index lies across five strings and the familiar A shapes form behind it, with the low E string left out of the strum. It starts on B minor, the chord that pulls most players past the open shapes. Together with the E-shape grip it gives you two places to play every major and minor chord, so there is always one within easy reach of where your hand sits.

- [Bm](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-minor/)

  [B minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-minor/)
- [B](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-major/)

  [B major](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-major/)
- [B♭](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-major/)

  [B♭ major](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-major/)
- [C♯m](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-minor/)

  [C♯ minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-minor/)

## Barres in Every Key

The last eight major and minor barre chords, and not one new grip: every chord here is the E-shape or A-shape barre you already play, slid to a new fret. E♭ opens the set and F minor closes it, saved for last because barres fight hardest right against the nut. After these, every major and minor chord a song can ask for is under your fingers.

- [E♭](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-major/)

  [E♭ major](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-major/)
- [A♭](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-major/)

  [A♭ major](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-major/)
- [G♯m](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor/)

  [G♯ minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor/)
- [F♯](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-major/)

  [F♯ major](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-major/)
- [C♯](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-major/)

  [C♯ major](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-major/)
- [E♭m](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-minor/)

  [E♭ minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-minor/)
- [B♭m](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-minor/)

  [B♭ minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-minor/)
- [Fm](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-minor/)

  [F minor](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-minor/)

## Barre 7ths

The restless 7th sound, off the open strings and anywhere on the neck. Not one new grip: every chord here is a barre you already play with one finger lifted, the same way open A7 is open A with a finger lifted. B7 comes first because songs ask for it constantly and there is no open shape to fall back on.

- [B7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-7/)

  [B dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-7/)
- [F7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-7/)

  [F dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-7/)
- [B♭7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-7/)

  [B♭ dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-7/)
- [F♯7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-7/)

  [F♯ dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-7/)
- [A♭7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-7/)

  [A♭ dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-7/)
- [E♭7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-7/)

  [E♭ dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-7/)
- [C♯7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-7/)

  [C♯ dominant 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-7/)

## Barre Minor 7ths

The soft, rounded minor sound, moved off the open strings and up the neck. Not one new grip: every chord here is a minor barre you already play with the pinky lifted, the same way open Am7 is open Am with a finger lifted. Bm7 comes first because songs ask for it more than any of the others and there is no open shape to fall back on.

- [Bm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-minor-7/)

  [B minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-minor-7/)
- [G♯m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor-7/)

  [G♯ minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/g-sharp-minor-7/)
- [C♯m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-minor-7/)

  [C♯ minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-minor-7/)
- [Fm7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-minor-7/)

  [F minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-minor-7/)
- [F♯m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-minor-7/)

  [F♯ minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-minor-7/)
- [B♭m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-minor-7/)

  [B♭ minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-minor-7/)
- [E♭m7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-minor-7/)

  [E♭ minor 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-minor-7/)

## Barre Major 7ths

The soft, floating major 7th sound, moved off the open strings and up the neck. Five of these are open Amaj7 moved up, with your index finger doing the nut's job. The other three share the one new grip here: your index lies at a slant across the neck. Fmaj7 comes first anyway, because songs ask for it more than any other chord you have not learned yet.

- [Fmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-major-7/)

  [F major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-major-7/)
- [B♭maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-major-7/)

  [B♭ major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-flat-major-7/)
- [C♯maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-major-7/)

  [C♯ major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/c-sharp-major-7/)
- [E♭maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-major-7/)

  [E♭ major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-flat-major-7/)
- [Bmaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-major-7/)

  [B major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/b-major-7/)
- [Emaj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major-7/)

  [E major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/e-major-7/)
- [A♭maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-major-7/)

  [A♭ major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/a-flat-major-7/)
- [F♯maj7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-major-7/)

  [F♯ major 7](https://strumhold.com/chords/f-sharp-major-7/)