To help you out in the most common keys for guitar here are some shortcuts that can come handy:Ĭhords in the key of G: G, Am, Bm, C, D and EmĬhords in the key of C: C, Dm, Em, F, G and AmĬhords in the key of D: D, Em, F#m, G, A and BmĬhords in the key of A: A, Bm, C#m, D, E and F#m As we recognize chords that match, we can use them together then composing music.
One more area in which the chart can assist us is in writing our own songs. Really nice and smooth, isn’t it? Of course, sometimes we want some dissonance in our music but the chart above gives us the fundamentals for creating chord progressions. Every one of these chords always sound nice together. Here we find C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major and A minor. As soon you know this, you also know which chords that are well played together.įor an example, look at the chord chart and the column that begins with C.
The chord chart above is very useful because it tells you which chords that belongs to a certain key. See also an extended version of the chart below and a table from a minor key perspective. Chords on the same rows will always sound good in different progressions because they belong to the same key. In essence, the table gives tips on which chords to play together. If you are looking for an overview of guitar chords, see the chart with diagrams. From left to right you can see a key and the chords that belong to it. A chart with keys and chords showing the relationship of chords in all the keys can be seen below.