Piano chord chart
All 24 major and minor chords in root position, each on a keyboard with its notes, laid out to print on one Letter page. Each chord's own page, linked from its name, adds the fingering, inversions and sound; the piano chords page plays them all.
Major chords
Minor chords
How to use the chart
The chart puts the major chords first and the minor chords below, both counting up from C, so each major chord has its minor partner in the same place in the second group. Compare any two partners and only the middle note differs: it sits one key lower in the minor chord.
Many chords share a shape of black and white keys: C, F and G major are all white keys, while D, E and A major have one black key in the middle. Learning a shape once covers every chord that uses it. The piano chords page groups all of them by shape.
On the wall by the piano or in a lesson folder, the chart is a quick check of the notes. Each name links to the chord's own page, where you can hear it and see its inversions.
Questions
Which chords are on the chart?
12 major and 12 minor chords, one of each on every note of the octave, in root position: the root at the bottom, then the 3rd and the 5th.
Why are some chords named with flats and others with sharps?
Each chord is listed under the name people look for most: B♭ major rather than A♯ major, F♯ major rather than G♭ major. The notes and keys are the same either way, and each chord’s own page gives its other name.
Does the chart show fingering?
No, to keep each chord readable at print size. In root position the right hand uses fingers 1, 3 and 5 and the left hand 5, 3 and 1; each chord’s page gives the fingering for its inversions too.