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This is not a definitive list of chords in the key of G but these are some of the most
useful chords to learn as a beginner.
For detailed lessons on how to play these chords, check out our YouTube series
Guitar Chords For Beginners.
1 1 2
2 3 4 2 3 3 4
GMaj7 G6 G6
2 1 1 2
3 2 3
G6 Gsus4 Gsus2
X X
1 1
2 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 4
G/F#
X
3 4
Am Am7 Am7
X X X
1 1 1
2 3 2 2
2 3 1 2 2 3
Asus4 A7sus4
X X
1 2 1 2
3 3 4
1 2 3 1 2 1 2
3 3 4
1 2 3 2 3 4 1 2 3
Bm11
X
2 3 4
*Fingering Option 2
C C C/G
X X
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 4 3 4
Cadd9 Cadd9 C2
X X X
1
1 1
2 3 2 3 4 3
Csus2 C6
X X
1 1
2 3
3 4 4
1 2 1
2 3 2 3
CMaj7 CMaj9
X X
2 1
3 4 2 3
*Fingering Option 2
D Dsus4 Dsus2
X X X X X X
1 2 1 1
3 3 4 3
*Fingering Option 1
Dsus2 D7 Dadd11/F#
X X X X X
1
2 2 3 1 2
3 3 4
*Fingering Option 2
D7sus4 D7sus4
X X X X
1 1
2 2
3 4
T 1 2 1 2 3 T 2
3 4 3
Dadd9/F# D6 D6
X X X X X
1 2 2 3 1 2
Dadd9add11 Dadd9add11/A
X
1 1
2 2
3 3 4
Em Em Em
2 3 1 2 1 2
Em7 Em7
1 2 1 2
3 3 4
For detailed lessons on how to play these chord progressions , check out our You-
Tube series Chord Progressions For Beginners.
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 4
#2
G C Em7 D
X X X
1
1 2 1 2 1 2
2 3 4 3 3 3
#3 GMaj7 CMaj7 Em D7
X X X
1
2 1 2 1 2 2 3
3 3
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 3 4
1 T 1 2 1 2
2 3 4 3 3
#2 G Dadd11/F# Em7
X
1 1 2 1 2
2 3 4 3 4 3 4
#3 G6 Dadd9/F# Em7
X
1 1 2 1 2
2 3 3 3
#4 G6 Dsus2 Em
X X
1 2 1 2
2 3
1 1 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4
#2
G C D Dsus4
X X X X X
1
1 2 1 2 1
2 3 4 3 3 3 4
#3 G C D7 D7sus4
X X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 3 2
3 4 3 4
#4 G6 Cadd9 Dsus2
X X X
1 1 1
2 3 2 3 3
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 4
#2 G D Em7 C
X X X
1
1 1 2 1 2 2
2 3 4 3 3 3
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 3 3 2 3
#4 G Dadd11/F# Em Csus2
X X
2
2 1 2 1 2
3 4 3 4 3 3 4
1 1 1 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4
#2 G6 CMaj7 D6 CMaj7
X X X X
2 2 2 3 2
3 3 3
I - iii - IV - vi
#1 G Bm7/11 Cadd9 Em7
X X
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4
G Bm7 CMaj7 Em
#2
X X
1 1 2 3 2 1 2
2 3 4 3
1 2 3 2 1 2
2 3 4 3 3
#2 G Am7 C Dsus4
X X X X
1 1
1 2 3 2 1
2 3 4 4 3 4 3 4
I - IV - ii - V
G C Am D7
#1
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 3 2 3
3 4 3
2 1 2 2 2 3
3 3
2 1 2 1 1
1 3 3 2 3 3
I - iii - vi - IV
G6 Bm7/11 Em7 Cadd9
X X
1 1 2 1 2 1
2 3 3 3 2 3
I - ii - iii
G Am Bm7
X X
1
1 2 3 1 2 3
2 3 4
I - I/vii - vi - V
G G/F# Em7 Dsus4
X X X
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 4 3 4 3 3 4
2 2 2 1 2
3 3
I - vi - IV
Gsus2 Em7 Cadd9
X X
1 1 2 1
2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4
IV - V - I - vi
Cadd9 D G Em7
X X X
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 3 2 3 4 3
IV - V - I - vi
Cadd9 Dadd9/F# G6 Em7
X X
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 3 2 3 3
2 3 2 3 2
3 1
vi - ii - IV - I - V
Em7 A7sus4 Cadd9 G Dadd11/F#
X X X
1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2
3 4 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4
vi - iii - vi - IV - V
Em7 Bm11 Em7 Cadd9 Dsus2
X X X X
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 2
3 3 2 3 3
vi - IV - V - I
Em7 Cadd9 D G
X X X
1 2 1 1 2 1
3 2 3 3 2 3 4
This is not a definitive list of chords in the key of C but these are some of the most
useful chords to learn as a beginner.
For detailed lessons on how to play these chords, check out our YouTube series
Guitar Chords For Beginners.
C C C/G
X X
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 4 3 4
Cadd9 Cadd9 C2
X X X
1
1 1
2 3 2 3 4 3
Csus2 C6
X X
1 1
2 3
3 4 4
1 2 1
2 3 2 3
CMaj7 CMaj9
X X
2 1
3 4 2 3
*Fingering Option 2
Dm Dm Dm7
X X X X X X
1 1 1 1
2 2 2
3 4
1 2 1
3 3 3 4
D7sus4 D7sus4
X X X X
1 1
2 2
3 4
Em Em Em
2 3 1 2 1 2
Em7 Em7
1 2 1 2
3 3 4
F F F/C
X X X X X X
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3 4
Fadd9 F6 F6/9
X X X X X X
1 1
2 2 1
3 4 3 4 2 3 4
2 2 1
3 3 4 2 3
Fsus2 Fsus2
X X X X
1 1 1
3 3 4
1 1 2
2 3 4 2 3 3 4
G6 G6 G6
2 1 1
3 2 2 3
Gsus4 Gsus2 G7
X X
1
1 2
1 2 3 4 2 3 4 3
1 1 1
3 4 4 3
Am Am7 Am7
X X X
1 1 1
2 3 2 2
2 3 1 2 2 3
Asus4 A7sus4
X X
1 2 1 2
3 3 4
For detailed lessons on how to play these chord progressions , check out our You-
Tube series Chord Progressions For Beginners.
2 2 2 3 2
3 3 4 3
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 2 3 3 2 3
#3
C G Am7 Fadd9
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 4 3 4 4 3 4
#4
CMaj7 G6 Am7 FMaj7
X X X X
1 1
1 1 2 2
2 2 3
2 2 2
3 4 3 4 4
#2 Cadd9 G A7sus4
X X
1 2 1 2
2 3 4 3 3 4 3 4
2 2 2
3 4 4 4
#4 Cadd9 G6 Am7
X X
1
1 1 2
2 3 2 3
1 1 2 3
2 3 4 3 4 4
2 2 1
3 2 3 4
3
#2
C FMaj7 G7
X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2
3 3 3
#3
C Fadd9 G
X X X
1 1
2 2 1
3 4 3 4 2 3 4
#4
CMaj9 FMaj7add13 G6
X X X
1 1 1
2 3 2 3 2 3
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 4
#2
C Dm7 F G7
X X X X X
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 3 3
#3
Cadd9 Dsus4 F6/9 G
X X X X X
1 1 1 1
2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4
#4
CMaj7 D7sus4 Fadd9 G
X X X X X
1 1
2 2 2 2
3 4 4 3 4 3 4
#2
C FMaj7 Am7 G
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 1
3 3 2 3 4
#3
C Fadd9 Am7 G
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 3 2
3 4 3 4 4 3 4
#4
Csus2 Fsus2 Am7 G/B
X X X X X
1 1 1
2 2
3 4 3 4 4 4
#5
Cadd9 F6/9 A7sus4 G
X X X X
1 1 1 2 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 4
#2
C Em FMaj7 Am
X X X X
1 1 1
2 1 2 2 2 3
3 3
#3
Cadd9 Em7 FMaj7add13 Asus4
X X X X
1 1 2 1 1 2
2 3 3 2 3 3
#4
C Em Fadd9 Am7
X X X X
1 1 1
2 1 2 2 2 3
3 4 4 3 4 4
2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3
#2
Cadd9 FMaj7add13 Dm G
X X X X X
1
1 1 2 1
2 3 2 3 3 2 3 4
I - IV - V - IV
#1 C F G F
X X X X X
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 1 2
3 3 2 3 4 3
#2
Cadd9 F6/9 G F6/9
X X X X X
1 1 1 1
2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4
I - iii - IV - V
Cadd9 Em7 FMaj7add13 G6
X X X
1 1 2 1 1
2 3 3 2 3 2 3
I - iii - vi - IV
C/G Em Am FMaj7/C
X X
1 1 1
2 1 2 2 3 2
3 4 3 4
I - ii - iii
Cadd9 Dm Em7
X X X
1
1 2 1 2
2 3 3 3
I - iii - ii - V
C Em Dm G7
X X X
1 1 1
2 1 2 2 2
3 3 3
I - ii - IV - vi
C Dm7 F Am
X X X X X X
1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 3
3 3
I - vi - IV
C Am FMaj7
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 3 2
3 3
IV - V - I - vi
F6 G7 CMaj7 Am7
X X X X
1 1 1
2 2 2 2 3
3 4 3 3 4 4
2 2 2 2
3 4 3 4 3 4 4
I - IV - iii - V
C6 FMaj7/C Em G6
X X
1 1
2 3 2 2 3 2
4 3 4 3
I - vi - V
C2 Am7 G/B
X X X
1 1
2 1
3 3
ii - V - I
Dm7 G7 CMaj9
X X X
1 1 1
2 2 1
3 2 3
I - V - iii
1 1 1 2
2 3 4 3 4 3 4
2 3 2 2 1
3 2 3 4
vi - ii - IV - I - V
1 2 2 1 1 1
3 2 3 2 3 2 3
vi - iii - vi - IV - V
Am7 Em7 Am7 Fadd9 G
X X X X
1 1 1
2 3 1 2 2 3 2 1
4 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 4
vi - IV - V - I
Am FMaj7 G6 Cadd9
X X X X
1 1
2 3 2 2 2
3 3 4 3 4