Free guitar chord teacher

Fretwise

Learn chords properly: which finger goes where, which strings to play, which strings to mute, and how to make the shape sound clean.

Major

C Major

The classic open C shape.

Chord Diagram E A D G B E
1 Index 2 Middle 3 Ring 4 Pinky
Hand Position Finger map

Finger-by-finger

String-by-string

Why this chord works

Make it sound clean

    Common mistakes

      Practice transitions