Free Online Guitar
Online Guitar lets you strum and pick a virtual guitar with over 2,000 chord shapes across 12 keys and 63 chord types. Switch between seven tunings, including Drop D, DADGAD and open G, D or E, add a capo, play progressions with strum patterns, and record what you play as plain-text tab.
- Chords:
- 2,000+ shapes, 63 chord types
- Tunings:
- 7, including Drop D and DADGAD
- Sound:
- Karplus–Strong string synthesis
- Price:
- Free
- Runs:
- Locally, in your browser
- Uploads:
- None: files never leave your device
- Account:
- Not needed
Quick answers
Is this a real guitar sound?
It is synthesized in your browser with the Karplus–Strong plucked-string algorithm, which models a vibrating string. Nothing is downloaded or uploaded.
How many chords are there?
Over 2,000 fingerings: 12 keys and 63 chord types (major, minor, sevenths, sus, add9, diminished and more), each with several positions on the neck.
Processed on your device: your files are never uploaded. How it works
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How to use the Online Guitar
- Pick a key and chord type; the shape appears on the fretboard. Use the Shape slider for other positions.
- Strum with the buttons, Space/↑/↓ or click the fretboard to play single notes; keys 1–6 pick a string.
- Change the tuning or put on a capo, and adjust tone and sustain.
- Add chords to a progression and play it with a strum pattern, or record yourself and download the tab.
Credits & open source
Our own code plus open-source libraries. Thank you to the people who make these projects.
- chords-dbGuitar and ukulele chord fingerings database. © David Rubert · MIT
Web platform APIs used: Web Audio API, Pointer Events, Keyboard Events, File API.
Full license texts: third-party notices · all credits
Frequently asked questions
Do chords work in alternative tunings?
Yes. In Drop D, DADGAD and open tunings the tool works out a playable shape for each chord automatically.
How does the capo work?
Shapes stay the same and everything sounds higher by the capo's fret count, just like a real capo.
Can I save what I play?
Press Record, play, and download the result as plain-text guitar tab.