Chord finder
Tap the keys you are playing, or type the notes, and see the name of the chord, its inversion and any other name with the same notes.
Your favorites show up first on the home page and under the star at the top (in this browser).
How the chord is named
The finder compares the notes you choose with 20 chord types (major, minor, diminished, augmented, sus2, sus4, power chord, 6, m6, 7, maj7, m7, m(maj7), m7♭5, dim7, 7sus4, add9, 9, maj9 and m9), built on each of the 12 notes. A chord matches when it has exactly the same notes, in any octave.
The lowest note you play is the bass. If it isn't the root, the chord is an inversion or a slash chord: E G C is C major with E in the bass, C/E.
Same notes, different names
Some groups of notes have more than one name. C E G A is C6 and also Am7 with C in the bass (Am7/C); the four notes of Cdim7 (C, E♭, G♭ and B♭♭, which sounds as A) also make D♯dim7, F♯dim7 and Adim7. The finder lists every name, with the one that has its root in the bass first.
Frequently asked questions
What chord is C E G?
C major.
What chord is A C E G?
Am7 (A minor seventh). With C in the bass it would also be C6.
Why does it say “No name in our list”?
None of the 20 chord types has exactly those notes. Check for a note too many, or a missing one.