47 chord diagrams for a six-string guitalele in standard A D G C E A tuning. They are the same shapes as the Chords tab in the Guitalele Tuner & Chords app.
The six vertical lines are the strings. The lowest string, A (string 6), is on the left and the highest, A (string 1), is on the right.
Horizontal lines are frets; the thick line at the top is the nut. If a diagram starts higher up the neck, the starting fret is shown on the right (for example 3fr).
A filled dot is where a finger presses. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across several strings.
○ above a string means play it open; × means don’t play it.
Under each diagram: the fret for each string from 6 to 1 (x = muted), the notes that sound, and the guitar chord with the same finger shape.
Why guitalele chord names differ from guitar
A guitalele is tuned five semitones (a fourth) higher than a guitar, but the intervals between its strings are the same. So every guitar chord shape works on a guitalele, it just sounds a fourth higher, and gets a different name:
Common open shapes
Guitar shape
C
G
D
A
E
Am
Em
Dm
Sounds on guitalele
F
C
G
D
A
Dm
Am
Gm
The chart below already uses the guitalele names, so you can read a song’s chord sheet without translating. If your guitalele is not in standard tuning, these names won’t match; see the guitalele tuning guide first.
Good chords to start with
The open shapes need no barre and cover many simple songs: C, F, G, D, A, Am, Dm and Gm are in the major and minor sections below. Barre chords such as B♭ and Cm use the same shapes as on guitar; the guitalele’s shorter neck means smaller stretches, but they still take practice.
Major chords (9)
Fx 3 2 0 1 0Notes F A C F A · guitar C shapeGx x 0 2 3 2Notes G D G B · guitar D shapeA0 2 2 1 0 0Notes A E A C♯ E A · guitar E shapeB♭1 3 3 2 1 1Notes B♭ F B♭ D F B♭ · guitar F shapeC3 2 0 0 0 3Notes C E G C E C · guitar G shapeDx 0 2 2 2 0Notes D A D F♯ A · guitar A shapeEx 2 4 4 4 2Notes E B E G♯ B · guitar B shapeE♭x 1 3 3 3 1Notes E♭ B♭ E♭ G B♭ · guitar B♭ shapeB2 4 4 3 2 2Notes B F♯ B D♯ F♯ B · guitar F♯ shape
Minor chords (9)
Dmx 0 2 2 1 0Notes D A D F A · guitar Am shapeEmx 2 4 4 3 2Notes E B E G B · guitar Bm shapeFmx 3 5 5 4 3Notes F C F A♭ C · guitar Cm shapeGmx x 0 2 3 1Notes G D G B♭ · guitar Dm shapeAm0 2 2 0 0 0Notes A E A C E A · guitar Em shapeB♭m1 3 3 1 1 1Notes B♭ F B♭ D♭ F B♭ · guitar Fm shapeCm3 5 5 3 3 3Notes C G C E♭ G C · guitar Gm shapeBm2 4 4 2 2 2Notes B F♯ B D F♯ B · guitar F♯m shapeF♯mx 4 6 6 5 4Notes F♯ C♯ F♯ A C♯ · guitar C♯m shape
Seventh chords (15)
D7x 0 2 0 2 0Notes D A C F♯ A · guitar A7 shapeE7x 2 1 2 0 2Notes E G♯ D E B · guitar B7 shapeF7x 3 2 3 1 0Notes F A E♭ F A · guitar C7 shapeG7x x 0 2 1 2Notes G D F B · guitar D7 shapeA70 2 0 1 0 0Notes A E G C♯ E A · guitar E7 shapeC73 2 0 0 0 1Notes C E G C E B♭ · guitar G7 shapeDm7x 0 2 0 1 0Notes D A C F A · guitar Am7 shapeEm7x 2 4 2 3 2Notes E B D G B · guitar Bm7 shapeGm7x x 0 2 1 1Notes G D F B♭ · guitar Dm7 shapeAm70 2 0 0 0 0Notes A E G C E A · guitar Em7 shapeFmaj7x 3 2 0 0 0Notes F A C E A · guitar Cmaj7 shapeGmaj7x x 0 2 2 2Notes G D F♯ B · guitar Dmaj7 shapeB♭maj7x x 3 2 1 0Notes B♭ D F A · guitar Fmaj7 shapeCmaj73 2 0 0 0 2Notes C E G C E B · guitar Gmaj7 shapeDmaj7x 0 2 1 2 0Notes D A C♯ F♯ A · guitar Amaj7 shape
Suspended chords (6)
Dsus2x 0 2 2 0 0Notes D A D E A · guitar Asus2 shapeDsus4x 0 2 2 3 0Notes D A D G A · guitar Asus4 shapeGsus2x x 0 2 3 0Notes G D G A · guitar Dsus2 shapeGsus4x x 0 2 3 3Notes G D G C · guitar Dsus4 shapeAsus40 2 2 2 0 0Notes A E A D E A · guitar Esus4 shapeCsus43 x 0 0 1 3Notes C G C F C · guitar Gsus4 shape
Power chords (5)
A50 2 2 x x xNotes A E A · guitar E5 shapeD5x 0 2 2 x xNotes D A D · guitar A5 shapeG5x x 0 2 3 xNotes G D G · guitar D5 shapeC53 5 5 x x xNotes C G C · guitar G5 shapeF5x 3 5 5 x xNotes F C F · guitar C5 shape
Other chords (3)
Fadd9x 3 2 0 3 0Notes F A C G A · guitar Cadd9 shapeFaugx 3 2 1 1 0Notes F A C♯ F A · guitar Caug shapeEdimx 2 3 4 3 xNotes E B♭ E G · guitar Bdim shape
Check your chords by ear
A chord only sounds right if the guitalele is in tune. Tune all six strings first, then strum each string of the chord slowly to hear any note that buzzes or is muted by a finger.
In the Guitalele Tuner & Chords app, the Chords tab shows these diagrams and plays each chord, so you can compare your guitalele with the expected sound. You can switch the tab to guitar names if you also play guitar. The app isn’t in the stores yet.
