My Chord Finder
Transpose Guitar Chords
Chord transposer tool
01 / INPUT
Paste a guitar chord chart
Use chord-only lines, or place [G] and [D/F#] inside lyrics. On mixed lines, bracket every chord that should change.
Per chart: up to 20,000 characters and 512 chord symbols.
02 / SET THE KEYS
Choose the sounding key
Match the song's current key to the key your singer needs; check any automatic suggestion by listening.
Major or Minor labels your starting key. It does not rewrite the harmony into another mode.
03 / CHANGE KEY
Move the whole chart
A slash bass such as F# in D/F# shifts with the chord root, so the inversion follows the new key.
04 / RESULT
Chords for the band
C G/B Am7 F
Share these sounding chord names with the band; the capo shapes below describe your fretting hand.
Your guitar chart is ready for a key change.
The result will show candidate fret positions wherever a complete six-string shape is available.
CAPO SHAPES
Play these shapes with a capo
Read this line for your hands. It is offset below the sounding harmony by the number of frets selected for the capo.
Work on a single chart here without signing up. Processing stays on your device, and there is no daily allowance to run out of.
First set the sounding key, then choose the capo fret. The separate shape line tells you what to hold on the guitar.
Capo reference for major keys
Standard tuning is E–A–D–G–B–E (EADGBE). A capo at fret 0 means no capo; each fret raises every sounding string by one semitone. The rows below separate the shape progression under the capo from the actual concert-pitch progression you hear.
These are practical low-fret starting points, not guarantees of the easiest voicing. Some companion chords need a barre or another voicing. The tonic key alone does not replace transposing the full chart: update every chord, including any slash bass.
| Sounding target key | Route | Capo fret | Tonic shape family | Shape progression (under capo) | Actual sounding I-IV-V-vi | Shape / voicing note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Starting route | 0 (no capo) | C shape | C → F → G → Am | C → F → G → Am | Common barre shapes: F |
| C | Alternate route | 3 | A shape | A → D → E → F#m | C → F → G → Am | Common barre shapes: F#m |
| Db | Starting route | 1 | C shape | C → F → G → Am | Db → Gb → Ab → Bbm | Common barre shapes: F |
| Db | Alternate route | 4 | A shape | A → D → E → F#m | Db → Gb → Ab → Bbm | Common barre shapes: F#m |
| D | Starting route | 0 (no capo) | D shape | D → G → A → Bm | D → G → A → Bm | Common barre shapes: Bm |
| D | Alternate route | 2 | C shape | C → F → G → Am | D → G → A → Bm | Common barre shapes: F |
| Eb | Starting route | 1 | D shape | D → G → A → Bm | Eb → Ab → Bb → Cm | Common barre shapes: Bm |
| Eb | Alternate route | 3 | C shape | C → F → G → Am | Eb → Ab → Bb → Cm | Common barre shapes: F |
| E | Starting route | 0 (no capo) | E shape | E → A → B → C#m | E → A → B → C#m | Common barre shapes: B, C#m |
| E | Alternate route | 2 | D shape | D → G → A → Bm | E → A → B → C#m | Common barre shapes: Bm |
| F | Starting route | 1 | E shape | E → A → B → C#m | F → Bb → C → Dm | Common barre shapes: B, C#m |
| F | Alternate route | 3 | D shape | D → G → A → Bm | F → Bb → C → Dm | Common barre shapes: Bm |
| F# | Starting route | 2 | E shape | E → A → B → C#m | F# → B → C# → D#m | Common barre shapes: B, C#m |
| F# | Alternate route | 4 | D shape | D → G → A → Bm | F# → B → C# → D#m | Common barre shapes: Bm |
| G | Starting route | 0 (no capo) | G shape | G → C → D → Em | G → C → D → Em | Familiar open shapes |
| G | Alternate route | 3 | E shape | E → A → B → C#m | G → C → D → Em | Common barre shapes: B, C#m |
| Ab | Starting route | 1 | G shape | G → C → D → Em | Ab → Db → Eb → Fm | Familiar open shapes |
| Ab | Alternate route | 4 | E shape | E → A → B → C#m | Ab → Db → Eb → Fm | Common barre shapes: B, C#m |
| A | Starting route | 0 (no capo) | A shape | A → D → E → F#m | A → D → E → F#m | Common barre shapes: F#m |
| A | Alternate route | 2 | G shape | G → C → D → Em | A → D → E → F#m | Familiar open shapes |
| Bb | Starting route | 1 | A shape | A → D → E → F#m | Bb → Eb → F → Gm | Common barre shapes: F#m |
| Bb | Alternate route | 3 | G shape | G → C → D → Em | Bb → Eb → F → Gm | Familiar open shapes |
| B | Starting route | 2 | A shape | A → D → E → F#m | B → E → F# → G#m | Common barre shapes: F#m |
| B | Alternate route | 4 | G shape | G → C → D → Em | B → E → F# → G#m | Familiar open shapes |
Common guitar-key moves
Use these examples to check the interval before moving a complete chart. The after column changes every chord by the stated number of semitones while keeping each chord quality.
| Move | Semitone step | Example before | Example after |
|---|---|---|---|
| C → D | +2 semitones | C → Am → F → G | D → Bm → G → A |
| G → A | +2 semitones | G → D → Em → C | A → E → F#m → D |
| D → E | +2 semitones | D → A → Bm → G | E → B → C#m → A |
| E → G | +3 semitones | E → B → C#m → A | G → D → Em → C |
| A → C | +3 semitones | A → E → F#m → D | C → G → Am → F |
| F → G | +2 semitones | F → C → Dm → Bb | G → D → Em → C |
FROM THE PAGE TO THE FRETBOARD
Read the shape, then check the sound
Numbers show a suggested finger: 1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 pinky. A bar means one finger holds several strings.
- Read the six vertical strings from low E on the left to high E on the right. X means skip that string; O means leave it open relative to the nut or capo.
- Horizontal lines are frets. A dot's position marks the fret; a number inside it shows a suggested finger when one is available. Green dots identify the chord root; the other dots complete the chord. The fr label locates the first displayed fret relative to the capo.
- Count from the capo when one is fitted. For the C shape shown, capo 2 produces D major: the sounding notes from the five played strings are
D F# A D F#. The letters under the diagram label open-string pitches at that capo, not every fretted note.
Moving a shape and changing key are not always the same action. Sliding only the fretted fingers leaves open strings behind; a capo or a fully movable shape must account for those strings too.
Try each suggested voicing slowly, one string at a time. These diagrams are candidates for standard tuning, without a promise that every stretch suits every hand. For finger-numbered open shapes, use the beginner chord lesson.
TAKE THE HARMONY INTO PRACTICE
A MIDI sketch your band can hear
The MIDI button exports the sounding target chords as simultaneous piano notes. Choose a tempo and a beat length for each chord before downloading; those settings create a new, even rehearsal pattern rather than recovering the original song's rhythm.
A capo-2 C shape still exports a D chord. That lets a keyboard player or a DAW hear the pitch your guitar produces, even though your fingers use a different shape name. The file contains no original melody, strumming performance or guitar fingering.
For a visual rehearsal sheet, the SVG download and print view use the displayed guitar shapes when a capo is selected. Their caption states the capo position, so a shape chart is not mistaken for the sounding chord names.
Guitar transposition questions
Can a capo move a song down for my voice?
A capo raises the pitches of the shapes beneath it. To reach a lower song key, choose a different set of shapes first. For example, G shapes with capo 3 give a B-flat harmony; they do not turn C shapes into a lower pitch. Compare the sounding chord names before playing along.
Will every transposed chord be an open chord?
No. A familiar tonic shape can still bring along Bm, F#m or another chord that needs a barre. Compare both routes in the capo table against the actual chords in your song, then choose the version your hand can play cleanly.
Does this rewrite guitar tablature or retune my guitar?
It changes named chords, including written bass notes after a slash. Fret-number tablature, alternate tunings, audio recordings and fingerstyle arrangements require their own decisions; they are not reconstructed from chord names.
For every capo fret from 0 to 12, open the capo transpose chart to read shape-to-sound mappings in either direction and download the complete reference.
For the accepted notation and general input reference, open Transpose chords.