C Major
Scale: C · D · E · F · G · A · B
DIATONIC CHORD REFERENCE
Quickly find the seven core diatonic triads in all 12 major keys and all 12 natural minor keys.
C major example
Major-key pattern: major · minor · minor · major · major · minor · diminished
CHORD TABLE
The seven basic triads formed by stacking thirds on each degree of a major scale.
Scale: C · D · E · F · G · A · B
Scale: D♭ · E♭ · F · G♭ · A♭ · B♭ · C
Scale: D · E · F♯ · G · A · B · C♯
Scale: E♭ · F · G · A♭ · B♭ · C · D
Scale: E · F♯ · G♯ · A · B · C♯ · D♯
Scale: F · G · A · B♭ · C · D · E
Scale: F♯ · G♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · D♯ · E♯
Scale: G · A · B · C · D · E · F♯
Scale: A♭ · B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · F · G
Scale: A · B · C♯ · D · E · F♯ · G♯
Scale: B♭ · C · D · E♭ · F · G · A
Scale: B · C♯ · D♯ · E · F♯ · G♯ · A♯
CHORD TABLE
The seven basic triads formed from each natural minor scale.
Scale: C · D · E♭ · F · G · A♭ · B♭
Scale: C♯ · D♯ · E · F♯ · G♯ · A · B
Scale: D · E · F · G · A · B♭ · C
Scale: E♭ · F · G♭ · A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · D♭
Scale: E · F♯ · G · A · B · C · D
Scale: F · G · A♭ · B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭
Scale: F♯ · G♯ · A · B · C♯ · D · E
Scale: G · A · B♭ · C · D · E♭ · F
Scale: G♯ · A♯ · B · C♯ · D♯ · E · F♯
Scale: A · B · C · D · E · F · G
Scale: B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · F · G♭ · A♭
Scale: B · C♯ · D · E · F♯ · G · A
PROGRESSION LIBRARY
Learn them as Roman numerals and you can transpose the same harmonic movement to any key.
The shortest foundation: dominant tension resolves directly to the tonic
The essential progression using only the three primary chords I, IV and V
A stable journey from tonic through subdominant and dominant, then home again
A bright, familiar loop used throughout popular music
A lyrical and emotional loop that begins on the relative minor
A stable progression heard often in 1950s pop and ballads
The essential jazz movement that creates tension and resolves to the tonic
A long, smoothly connected cycle with classical roots
A dark but driving modern minor-key loop
A classic descending progression with strong minor-key tension
The foundational blues form built from I, IV and V across twelve bars
Examples use C major and A minor for clarity. Replace each chord with the matching Roman-numeral chord in your chosen key.
GUITAR RHYTHM LIBRARY
Learn the beat and hand motion of foundational strums and popular genre rhythms at a glance.
↓ down · ↑ up · X mute · B bass note · – keep time without a strum
The easiest foundation: one downstroke on every beat
1 2 3 4
Strum↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Even down-up motion for learning the eighth-note pulse
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑
The versatile acoustic pattern heard throughout folk and pop
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum↓ – ↓ ↑ – ↑ ↓ ↑
Strong downstrokes with a clear backbeat accent on beats two and four
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum↓ – ↓ ↑ ↓ – ↓ ↑
A smooth six-beat flow accented on beats one and four
1 2 3 4 5 6
Strum↓ – – ↓ ↑ –
A three-beat pattern with a bass note followed by light strums
1 2 3 | 1 2 3
StrumB ↓ ↑ | B ↓ ↑
Bright syncopation built from upstrokes and muted strokes
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum– ↑ X ↑ – ↑ X ↑
A short offbeat-driven rhythm played on the back half of each beat
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Strum– ↑ – ↑ – ↑ – ↑
A swinging long-short pulse based on a triplet feel
1-trip-let 2-trip-let
Strum↓ – ↑ ↓ – ↑
Alternating bass notes and strums for a driving accompaniment
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
StrumB ↓ ↑ B ↓ ↑ B ↓
A gentle Brazilian rhythm blending bass notes and syncopation
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
StrumB ↓ – ↑ B – ↑ –
A percussive rhythm combining sixteenth notes and muted strokes
1 e & a 2 e & a
Strum↓ X ↑ X ↑ ↓ ↑ X
These are representative starting patterns. Real songs vary them according to tempo, accents and chord changes.
GUITAR CHORD LIBRARY
Explore 12 roots across 16 essential and extended chord types with consistent movable shapes.
○ open · × muted · ● fretted note · numbers below the grid are finger numbers · strings run low E–A–D–G–B–high e from left to right
The 192 diagrams cover 12 roots × 16 practical chord types. Inversions, slash chords, altered tensions and alternative positions make the total number of possible voicings effectively unlimited.