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FREE GUITAR CHORD GENERATOR

Four chords.
Your next song.

Pick a key and mood, or choose your own chord sequence. See the guitar shapes, hear each change, and make it yours.

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Free guitar chord progression generator

How to create your progression
Free · up to 4 chords
Mode
Mood

GENERATED PROGRESSION

The timeless four

C major
CHORD PREVIEW
120 BPM

Playing notes

Bright, familiar, and full of possibility. A dependable starting point for a pop chorus or an uplifting melody.

CC · E · GStrings 6 → 1: x 3 2 0 1 0

Standard tuning, no capo. Read from low E on the left to high e on the right. ○ = open, × = muted, 1–4 = fingers; a thick line means a barre.

Each chord lasts four beats, with downstrums on beats 1 and 3. Enable Drums for a kick, snare, and hi-hat backbeat at the same tempo. Tap a chord to inspect its fingering.

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FROM AN IDEA TO A SONG

How to use the chord generator

A progression is an ordered set of chords. The same four shapes can feel different when you change their order, rhythm, or tempo.

  1. Find a starting point.

    Choose a major or minor key and a mood, then press Generate. The generator picks a four-chord pattern that fits that key. Happy, sad, epic, and chill are starting points; rhythm and melody shape the final mood.

  2. Make the sequence yours.

    Switch to Choose my chords to add, remove, or reorder one to four chords. Try major and minor triads, sevenths, power chords, or suspended chords. The key is a reference; your own recipe can borrow chords from elsewhere.

  3. Listen, practice, share.

    Press Play to hear synthesized guitar strums and follow the diagrams. Slow the tempo to 60 BPM for chord changes, loop your idea, then use Share to save the exact chords and tempo in a link.

C major progressionsA minor progressionsWhat makes a chord sequence work?

A few useful answers

Is this chord progression generator free?

Yes. Generate a four-chord progression or create your own sequence of one to four chords for free. Playback, guitar diagrams, looping, and shareable links are included, with no account required.

What is the difference between a chord and a chord sequence?

A chord combines notes played together. A chord sequence puts chords in an order, such as C–G–Am–F. “Chord progression” is the usual songwriting term for that sequence. Try the playable examples in the chord sequence guide.

Can I use seventh, power, and suspended chords?

Yes. Choose my chords includes major, minor, diminished, dominant 7, major 7, minor 7, half-diminished 7, power (5), sus2, and sus4 chords across all twelve roots. A C7 has a different seventh from Cmaj7; C5 leaves out the third.

Which guitar tuning do the diagrams use?

Standard tuning, E–A–D–G–B–e, without a capo. Read low E on the left and high e on the right. An open circle means an open string, × means muted, and numbers 1–4 show your fingers. A thick bar marks a barre.

Can I use a generated progression in my own song?

The progressions are starting points for songwriting and practice. Add your own melody, strumming pattern, and arrangement to make an idea your own. ChordRecipe provides synthesized chord playback; it does not identify or reproduce a particular recording.