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Piano chords

Every piano chord on a keyboard you can play. Each page shows the notes, all inversions and the fingering for both hands, with sound so you can check what you play.

Start with these 8 chords

C piano chordCmajorF piano chordC4FmajorG piano chordC3C4GmajorAm piano chordC3AmminorDm piano chordC4DmminorEm piano chordC4EmminorG7 piano chordC3C4G7dominant seventhCmaj7 piano chordCmaj7major seventh

Piano chord chart

The 8 most used chord types in all 12 keys. Scroll sideways on a phone.
majorminordominant seventhminor seventhmajor seventhsuspended fourthsuspended seconddiminished
CC piano chordCmajorCm piano chordCmminorC7 piano chordC7dominant seventhCm7 piano chordCm7minor seventhCmaj7 piano chordCmaj7major seventhCsus4 piano chordCsus4suspended fourthCsus2 piano chordCsus2suspended secondCdim piano chordCdimdiminished
C#C# piano chordC4C#majorC#m piano chordC4C#mminorC#7 piano chordC4C#7dominant seventhC#m7 piano chordC4C#m7minor seventhC#maj7 piano chordC4C#maj7major seventhC#sus4 piano chordC4C#sus4suspended fourthC#sus2 piano chordC4C#sus2suspended secondC#dim piano chordC4C#dimdiminished
DD piano chordC4DmajorDm piano chordC4DmminorD7 piano chordC4D7dominant seventhDm7 piano chordC4Dm7minor seventhDmaj7 piano chordC4C5Dmaj7major seventhDsus4 piano chordC4Dsus4suspended fourthDsus2 piano chordC4Dsus2suspended secondDdim piano chordC4Ddimdiminished
D#D# piano chordC4D#majorD#m piano chordC4D#mminorD#7 piano chordC4C5D#7dominant seventhD#m7 piano chordC4C5D#m7minor seventhD#maj7 piano chordC4C5D#maj7major seventhD#sus4 piano chordC4D#sus4suspended fourthD#sus2 piano chordC4D#sus2suspended secondD#dim piano chordC4D#dimdiminished
EE piano chordC4EmajorEm piano chordC4EmminorE7 piano chordC4C5E7dominant seventhEm7 piano chordC4C5Em7minor seventhEmaj7 piano chordC4C5Emaj7major seventhEsus4 piano chordC4Esus4suspended fourthEsus2 piano chordC4Esus2suspended secondEdim piano chordC4Edimdiminished
FF piano chordC4FmajorFm piano chordC4FmminorF7 piano chordC4F7dominant seventhFm7 piano chordC4Fm7minor seventhFmaj7 piano chordC4Fmaj7major seventhFsus4 piano chordC4Fsus4suspended fourthFsus2 piano chordC4Fsus2suspended secondFdim piano chordC4Fdimdiminished
F#F# piano chordC4C5F#majorF#m piano chordC4C5F#mminorF#7 piano chordC4C5F#7dominant seventhF#m7 piano chordC4C5F#m7minor seventhF#maj7 piano chordC4C5F#maj7major seventhF#sus4 piano chordC4C5F#sus4suspended fourthF#sus2 piano chordC4C5F#sus2suspended secondF#dim piano chordC4F#dimdiminished
GG piano chordC3C4GmajorGm piano chordC3C4GmminorG7 piano chordC3C4G7dominant seventhGm7 piano chordC3C4Gm7minor seventhGmaj7 piano chordC3C4Gmaj7major seventhGsus4 piano chordC3Gsus4suspended fourthGsus2 piano chordC3C4Gsus2suspended secondGdim piano chordC3C4Gdimdiminished
G#G# piano chordC3G#majorG#m piano chordC3C4G#mminorG#7 piano chordC3G#7dominant seventhG#m7 piano chordC3C4G#m7minor seventhG#maj7 piano chordC3G#maj7major seventhG#sus4 piano chordC3C4G#sus4suspended fourthG#sus2 piano chordC3C4G#sus2suspended secondG#dim piano chordC3C4G#dimdiminished
AA piano chordC3C4AmajorAm piano chordC3AmminorA7 piano chordC3C4A7dominant seventhAm7 piano chordC3Am7minor seventhAmaj7 piano chordC3C4Amaj7major seventhAsus4 piano chordC3C4Asus4suspended fourthAsus2 piano chordC3C4Asus2suspended secondAdim piano chordC3Adimdiminished
A#A# piano chordC3C4A#majorA#m piano chordC3C4A#mminorA#7 piano chordC3C4A#7dominant seventhA#m7 piano chordC3C4A#m7minor seventhA#maj7 piano chordC3C4A#maj7major seventhA#sus4 piano chordC3C4A#sus4suspended fourthA#sus2 piano chordC3A#sus2suspended secondA#dim piano chordC3C4A#dimdiminished
BB piano chordC3C4BmajorBm piano chordC3C4BmminorB7 piano chordC3C4B7dominant seventhBm7 piano chordC3C4Bm7minor seventhBmaj7 piano chordC3C4Bmaj7major seventhBsus4 piano chordC3C4Bsus4suspended fourthBsus2 piano chordC3C4Bsus2suspended secondBdim piano chordC3C4Bdimdiminished

All chords by root note

C chords 49C# chords 49D chords 49D# chords 49E chords 49F chords 49F# chords 49G chords 49G# chords 49A chords 49A# chords 49B chords 49

Chord types explained

TypeSymbolFormulaExample
majorC1 3 5C on piano
minorCm1 b3 5Cm on piano
dominant seventhC71 3 5 b7C7 on piano
minor seventhCm71 b3 5 b7Cm7 on piano
major seventhCmaj71 3 5 7Cmaj7 on piano
suspended fourthCsus41 4 5Csus4 on piano
suspended secondCsus21 2 5Csus2 on piano
diminishedCdim1 b3 b5Cdim on piano
augmentedCaug1 3 #5Caug on piano
major sixthC61 3 5 6C6 on piano
dominant ninthC91 3 5 b7 9C9 on piano
added ninthCadd91 3 5 9Cadd9 on piano
half-diminishedCm7b51 b3 b5 b7Cm7b5 on piano
diminished seventhCdim71 b3 b5 bb7Cdim7 on piano
dominant seventh suspended fourthC7sus41 4 5 b7C7sus4 on piano
power chordC51 5C5 on piano
minor sixthCm61 b3 5 6Cm6 on piano
minor ninthCm91 b3 5 b7 9Cm9 on piano
major ninthCmaj91 3 5 7 9Cmaj9 on piano
minor added ninthCm(add9)1 b3 5 9Cm(add9) on piano
dominant eleventhC111 3 5 b7 9 11C11 on piano
dominant thirteenthC131 3 5 b7 9 13C13 on piano
six-nineC6/91 3 5 6 9C6/9 on piano
minor eleventhCm111 b3 5 b7 9 11Cm11 on piano

Questions

How many piano chords are there?

This chart has 588 piano chords: 24+ chord types in all 12 keys. Most songs only need a handful: the major, minor and seventh chords of one key.

What piano chords should a beginner learn first?

Start with C, F, G, Am, Dm, Em, G7, Cmaj7. Together they let you play most pop, folk and rock songs in the keys of G, C and D.

Do I need to sign up or install anything?

No. Every chord, sound and tool on HandyChords is free in the browser, with no account.