Open Position Chord Shapes

Here are a list of open position chord shapes based on the CAGED system. You won’t have to memorise them all right away as this will eventually happen with the more songs you learn.

Position

A position refers to a specific fret location on the fretboard determined by the lowest fret number contained within a chord, scale or arpeggio

Open Chords

Major

Emaj

1

3

2

Dmaj

2

3

1

Cmaj

1

2

3

Amaj

3

2

1

Gmaj

4

2

3

Minor

Emin

3

2

Dmin

1

3

2

Amin

1

3

2

Major 7

Emaj7

2

1

3

Dmaj7

2

2

2

Cmaj7

2

3

Amaj7

3

1

2

Gmaj7

2

Minor 7

Emin7

2

Dmin7

2

1

3

Amin7

1

2

Dominant 7

Edom7

1

2

Ddom7

3

1

2

Cdom7

1

4

2

3

Adom7

3

2

Gdom7

1