Root Note

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Chord Type

Triads

7th Chords

Sus / Add

Extended

Chord Types

Major
C Major ♥
✕
C
E
G
C
E
Minor
C Minor ♥
✕
3fr
C
G
C
D#
G
6
C6 ♥
✕
C
E
A
C
E
7
C7 ♥
✕
C
E
A#
C
E
m7
Cm7 ♥
✕
3fr
C
G
A#
D#
G
Sus2
C Sus2 ♥
✕
C
D
G
C
G
Sus4
C Sus4 ♥
✕
C
F
G
C
F
Add9
C Add9 ♥
✕
C
E
G
D
E
9
C9 ♥
✕
C
E
A#
D
G
13
C13 ♥
8fr
C
G
A#
E
A
C
Maj7
C Maj7 ♥
✕
C
E
G
B
E
Maj9
C Maj9 ♥
✕
C
E
B
D
E
Maj13
C Maj13 ♥
✕
C
E
A
B
E

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯/G♭D♭A♭E♭B♭FAmEmBmF♯mC♯mG♯mD♯m/E♭mB♭mFmCmGmDmCircle ofFifths

Inversions

Root Position1 – 3 – 5
C Major Root Position ♥
✕✕✕
C
E
G
Strings 5-4-3
C Major Root Position ♥
✕✕✕
8fr
C
E
G
Strings 4-3-2
C Major Root Position ♥
✕✕✕
3fr
C
E
G
Strings 3-2-1
1st Inversion3 – 5 – 1
C Major 1st Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
5fr
E
G
C
Strings 5-4-3
C Major 1st Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
E
G
C
Strings 4-3-2
C Major 1st Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
8fr
E
G
C
Strings 3-2-1
2nd Inversion5 – 1 – 3
C Major 2nd Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
9fr
G
C
E
Strings 5-4-3
C Major 2nd Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
5fr
G
C
E
Strings 4-3-2
C Major 2nd Inversion ♥
✕✕✕
G
C
E
Strings 3-2-1

Scale Tool

Scale note — E, open stringEScale note — F, fret 1FScale note — G, fret 3GScale note — A, fret 5AScale note — B, fret 7BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 8CScale note — D, fret 10DScale note — E, fret 12EScale note — F, fret 13FScale note — G, fret 15GScale note — A, open stringAScale note — B, fret 2BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 3CScale note — D, fret 5DScale note — E, fret 7EScale note — F, fret 8FScale note — G, fret 10GScale note — A, fret 12AScale note — B, fret 14BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 15CScale note — D, open stringDScale note — E, fret 2EScale note — F, fret 3FScale note — G, fret 5GScale note — A, fret 7AScale note — B, fret 9BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 10CScale note — D, fret 12DScale note — E, fret 14EScale note — F, fret 15FScale note — G, open stringGScale note — A, fret 2AScale note — B, fret 4BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 5CScale note — D, fret 7DScale note — E, fret 9EScale note — F, fret 10FScale note — G, fret 12GScale note — A, fret 14AScale note — B, open stringBRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 1CScale note — D, fret 3DScale note — E, fret 5EScale note — F, fret 6FScale note — G, fret 8GScale note — A, fret 10AScale note — B, fret 12BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 13CScale note — D, fret 15DScale note — E, open stringEScale note — F, fret 1FScale note — G, fret 3GScale note — A, fret 5AScale note — B, fret 7BRoot note — C (the home base of the C Major scale), fret 8CScale note — D, fret 10DScale note — E, fret 12EScale note — F, fret 13FScale note — G, fret 15GEADGBEOpen123456789101112131415
C Major
C1
D2
E3
F4
G5
A6
B7
Legend
Root note (C)
Scale note

Progression Generator

Random 4-chord ideas in C major, biased toward strong circle-of-fifths root motion.

Click Generate to create a 4-chord progression idea for the current key.