The 23 Most Important Chords for Beginners

With the right 23 chords under your belt, you can play roughly half of all popular music (English-language).

To understand why this is, be sure to check out the 23-Chord Challenge.

If you’d like to see sample diagrams for those 23 beginner chords, click on your instrument down below.

And if you'd like to find songs that use these chords, head over to the Search Page.

Good luck. And happy strumming.