Ref: Chord Fingerings/Voicings

Contents

Triads

R - 3 - 5

Major Triads

R - M3 - P5

Root Position	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |)|-|r|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|r|-|	1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|m|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|p|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-|	3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |)|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-| 1 |-|-|m|-|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-| 3 |-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|-|p|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-|

2nd Inversion	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|-|p|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |)|-|r|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|p|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Minor Triads

R - m3 - P5

Root Position	|-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|m|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|p|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-|	1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|p|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-|	3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion	|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|m|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-|	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|p|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|p|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|-|r|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|r|-|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-| 3 |-|-|-|p|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-|

2nd Inversion	|-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|-|p|-|	1 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|m|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|r|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-|	1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|p|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Diminished Triad

Root Position	|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|p|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|r|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|p|-|-| 1 |-|r|-|-|-|	|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

Sevenths

R - 3 - 5 - 7

Major 7th

R - M3 - P5 - M7

Root Position	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|	5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|p|-|-| 7 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|	- |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|r|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-| 7 |-|-|p|-|-| 3 |m|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|i|-|-|-|	- |-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|r|-|-|-| 7 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |)|-|p|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-|	7 |i|-|-|-|-| - |)|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|m|-|-| 1 |-|)|-|p|-| 5 |-|)|-|r|-| 1 |-|i|-|-|-| barre acr frets mute 2nd string	3 |-|-|r|-|-| 7 |-|-|r|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|	7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| - |-|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion	3 |i|-|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |)|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-|	1 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-| 7 |-|-|p|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|	3 |-|-|r|-|-| 7 |-|-|r|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-|	7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |)|m|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |)|-|-|p|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|-|

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

Dominant 7th

R - M3 - P5 - m7

Root Position

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

Minor 7th

R - m3 - P5 - m7

Root Position

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

Ninths

R - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9

Major 9th

R - M3 - P5 - M7 - M2

Root Position

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

4th Inversion

Minor 9th

Root Position

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

4th Inversion

Elevenths

R - 3 - (5) - 7 - 9 - 11

Thirteenths

R - 3 - (5) - 7 - 9 - 11 - 13

Major 13th

Minor 13th

Suspensions

R - M2/P4 - 5

Suspended 2nd

1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| |)|-|-|-|-| 2 |)|-|-|-|p| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| mute 3rd string

5 |i|-|-|-|-| 2 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|p|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

2 |i|-|-|-|-| 1 |)|-|-|p|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Suspended 4th

1 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 4 |)|-|p|-|-| 1 |)|-|r|-|-| 5 |)|-|m|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-|

5 |i|-|-|-|-| 4 |)|-|-|p|-| 1 |)|-|r|-|-| 5 |)|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

4 |-|-|-|p|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Sixth

R - 3 - 5 - 6

Major 6th

Minor 6th

Augmented

R - M3 - A5

Augmented

Augmented chords consist of root, major third, and augmented 5th. An augmented fifth is equivalent to two major thirds. An augmented fifth + a major third = an octave. Therefore, the distance between root and 3rd, 3rd and 5th, and 5th and octave are all the same - a major third.

There are no real 7th chords - augmented chords tend to be associated with the whole-tone scale, which only has 6, not 7 notes. In the 7-note scale, you have 1st (C), 3rd (E), 5th (G), 7th (B), 9th (D), 11th (F), and 13th (A) before you reach the 15th (C), which is 2 octaves above the 1st. In the 6-note scale, you have 1st (C), 3rd (E), 5th (G#), 7th (C). The 7th note is the octave, and the chord simply repeats.

There aren't distinct inversion shapes - the first inversion of C aug (C E G#) is (E G# C), which is equivalent to (E G# B#) or E aug. So the inversions are identical to using a different root note. In other words, the inversions' shapes are identical to the root position shapes below.

- |-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-| 1 |-|-|-|p|

1 |i|-|-|-| 5 |)|m|-|-| 3 |)|m|-|-| 1 |)|-|r|-| 5 |)|-|-|p| 1 |i|-|-|-|

1 |i|-|-|-| 5 |-|r|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-| 1 |-|-|p|-| - |-|-|-|-| - |-|-|-|-|

Diminished

R - m3 - d5 - (7)

R - m3 - 5 - M7

Diminished - Fully Diminished

Root Position

|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|r|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|m|-|-|-|

5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|-|p|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |-|m|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

3 |-|r|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |)|m|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

Diminished - Half Diminished

Root Position

|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|p|-|-|-| 7 |-|r|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| 1 |-|m|-|-|-|

|-|-|-|-|-| 3 |-|p|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |)|r|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

3 |-|p|-|-|-| 7 |-|r|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion

Diminished - Minor/Major 7

Root Position

|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-|-| 7 |)|r|-|-|-| |)|-|-|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-|

5 |i|-|-|-|-| 3 |)|r|-|-|-| 7 |)|m|-|-|-| 5 |)|-|p|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

3 |-|m|-|-|-| 7 |-|-|p|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 1 |i|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

1st Inversion

2nd Inversion

3rd Inversion