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Every chord in Nashville tuning

E·A·D·G·B·E

Nashville tuning is E A D G B E, low to high. Compared with standard tuning, the 6th string goes up an octave (still E); the 5th string goes up an octave (still A); the 4th string goes up an octave (still D); the 3rd string goes up an octave (still G). This chart gives you an easy shape for 108 chords: major, minor, power, dominant 7, minor 7, major 7, sus2, sus4 and add9, on all 12 roots.

Strings run low to high (E A D G B E). A number is the fret, 0 is an open string and x is a string you don't play. A label such as 5fr beside a diagram marks where a shape starts higher up the neck. Tap any chord to open that exact shape in the app, along with every other way to play it.

C C# D Eb E F F# G Ab A Bb B

C chords in Nashville tuning

C × x 3 2 0 1 0 374 voicings → Cm ×× x 3 1 0 4 x 108 voicings → C5 ×××3fr x 3 5 5 x x 93 voicings → C7 ×3fr x 3 5 3 5 3 222 voicings → Cm7 ×3fr x 3 5 3 4 3 114 voicings → Cmaj7 × x 3 2 0 0 0 400 voicings → Csus2 ×3fr x 3 5 5 3 3 245 voicings → Csus4 ×3fr x 3 3 5 6 3 166 voicings → Cadd9 ×5fr 8 5 5 5 5 x 384 voicings →

C# chords in Nashville tuning

C# × x 4 3 1 2 1 107 voicings → C#m × x 4 2 1 2 0 199 voicings → C#5 ×××4fr x 4 6 6 x x 44 voicings → C#7 ×4fr x 4 6 4 6 4 140 voicings → C#m7 × x 4 2 1 0 0 255 voicings → C#maj7 × x 4 3 1 1 1 87 voicings → C#sus2 ×× x 4 1 1 4 x 80 voicings → C#sus4 ×4fr x 4 4 6 7 4 103 voicings → C#add9 × x 4 1 1 4 1 65 voicings →

D chords in Nashville tuning

D ×× x x 0 2 3 2 224 voicings → Dm ×× x x 0 2 3 1 173 voicings → D5 ××× x x 0 2 3 x 153 voicings → D7 ×5fr x 5 7 5 7 5 208 voicings → Dm7 × x 0 0 2 1 1 201 voicings → Dmaj7 × x 0 0 2 2 2 155 voicings → Dsus2 ×× x x 0 2 3 0 507 voicings → Dsus4 ××3fr x x 0 0 3 5 378 voicings → Dadd9 ×2fr x 5 2 2 5 2 333 voicings →

Eb chords in Nashville tuning

Eb ×× x x 1 3 4 3 145 voicings → Ebm ×× x x 1 3 4 2 73 voicings → Eb5 ××× x x 1 3 4 x 34 voicings → Eb7 ×6fr x 6 8 6 8 6 98 voicings → Ebm7 ×6fr x 6 8 6 7 6 65 voicings → Ebmaj7 ×3fr x 6 5 3 3 3 149 voicings → Ebsus2 ×× x x 1 3 4 1 80 voicings → Ebsus4 ×× x x 1 3 4 4 105 voicings → Ebadd9 ×3fr x 6 3 3 6 3 115 voicings →

E chords in Nashville tuning

E 0 2 2 1 0 0 319 voicings → Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 482 voicings → E5 0 2 2 4 0 0 203 voicings → E7 0 2 0 1 0 0 345 voicings → Em7 0 2 0 0 0 0 530 voicings → Emaj7 0 2 1 1 0 0 235 voicings → Esus2 0 2 4 4 0 0 304 voicings → Esus4 0 0 2 2 0 0 545 voicings → Eadd9 0 2 4 1 0 0 196 voicings →

F chords in Nashville tuning

F ×× x x 3 2 1 1 173 voicings → Fm ×× x x 3 1 1 1 110 voicings → F5 ×××3fr x x 3 5 6 x 49 voicings → F7 × x 3 1 2 1 1 83 voicings → Fm7 × x 3 1 1 1 1 68 voicings → Fmaj7 ×5fr x 8 7 5 5 5 268 voicings → Fsus2 ×× x x 3 0 1 1 166 voicings → Fsus4 ×× x x 3 3 1 1 107 voicings → Fadd9 ×5fr x 8 5 5 8 5 203 voicings →

F# chords in Nashville tuning

F# ×× x x 4 3 2 2 96 voicings → F#m ×× x x 4 2 2 2 145 voicings → F#5 ×××4fr x x 4 6 7 x 35 voicings → F#7 ×6fr x 9 8 6 7 0 173 voicings → F#m7 × x 4 2 2 2 2 237 voicings → F#maj7 ×6fr x 9 8 6 6 6 86 voicings → F#sus2 ×× x x 4 1 2 2 103 voicings → F#sus4 ×× x x 4 4 2 2 152 voicings → F#add9 × 2 1 4 1 2 x 90 voicings →

G chords in Nashville tuning

G × 3 2 0 0 0 x 364 voicings → Gm ×× 3 1 0 0 x x 223 voicings → G5 ××× x x x 0 3 3 134 voicings → G7 × 3 2 3 0 3 x 213 voicings → Gm7 ×3fr x 5 3 3 3 3 160 voicings → Gmaj7 ×7fr x 10 9 7 7 7 265 voicings → Gsus2 ×× 3 0 0 0 x x 378 voicings → Gsus4 ×× 3 3 0 0 x x 245 voicings → Gadd9 × 3 0 0 0 0 x 456 voicings →

Ab chords in Nashville tuning

Ab × 4 3 1 1 1 x 76 voicings → Abm × 4 2 1 1 0 x 154 voicings → Ab5 ××× x x x 1 4 4 34 voicings → Ab7 4 3 1 1 1 2 74 voicings → Abm7 ×4fr x 6 4 4 4 4 113 voicings → Abmaj7 4 3 1 1 1 3 117 voicings → Absus2 ×× 4 1 1 1 x x 105 voicings → Absus4 ×× 4 4 1 1 x x 80 voicings → Abadd9 × 4 1 1 1 1 x 72 voicings →

A chords in Nashville tuning

A × x 0 2 2 2 0 269 voicings → Am × x 0 2 2 1 0 358 voicings → A5 ××× x 0 2 2 x x 203 voicings → A7 × x 0 2 2 2 3 355 voicings → Am7 ×5fr x 0 5 5 5 5 430 voicings → Amaj7 × x 0 2 2 2 4 217 voicings → Asus2 × x 0 2 2 0 0 545 voicings → Asus4 × x 0 0 2 3 0 507 voicings → Aadd9 2fr 5 2 2 2 2 0 317 voicings →

Bb chords in Nashville tuning

Bb ×3fr 6 5 3 3 3 x 115 voicings → Bbm × x 1 3 3 2 1 107 voicings → Bb5 ××× x 1 3 3 x x 45 voicings → Bb7 × x 1 3 1 3 1 120 voicings → Bbm7 × x 1 3 1 2 1 110 voicings → Bbmaj7 × x 1 3 2 3 1 156 voicings → Bbsus2 × x 1 3 3 1 1 107 voicings → Bbsus4 × x 1 1 3 4 1 80 voicings → Bbadd9 ×3fr 6 3 3 3 3 x 104 voicings →

B chords in Nashville tuning

B ×4fr 7 6 4 4 0 x 104 voicings → Bm ×4fr 7 5 4 4 0 x 244 voicings → B5 ×× x 2 4 4 0 x 82 voicings → B7 × x 2 4 2 4 2 138 voicings → Bm7 × x 2 4 2 3 2 308 voicings → Bmaj7 × x 2 4 3 4 2 119 voicings → Bsus2 ×4fr 7 4 4 4 0 x 152 voicings → Bsus4 × x 2 4 4 0 0 304 voicings → Badd9 ×4fr 7 4 4 4 4 x 80 voicings →

Try any of these in the app

Open—Shape shows every voicing of every chord in Nashville tuning, and lets you hear them and chain them into a progression.

Open Nashville in the app Nashville tuning guide

Questions

Do my standard-tuning chord shapes still work in Nashville tuning?
Partly. 4 of the 6 strings change, so a standard shape that avoids them (it can only use the 2nd, 1st strings) keeps its fingering and its sound. Any shape that uses a changed string sounds different and needs adjusting, which is what the chart above does for you.
How were these shapes chosen?
The chord engine searches every way to voice each chord in Nashville tuning, then these are the easiest of them: no thumb, at most four fingers, within four frets, a root or fifth in the bass, and no muted string between played ones, preferring low positions and fewer muted strings. Each card says how many other voicings exist, and tapping it opens that exact shape in the app.

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