Chord Identifier

Use the Guitar Scale Explorer below to select a scale, and see all the chords that can be formed from that scale.

How it works:

Please, choose a root note and a scale.

Click notes on the guitar fretboard to hear their sound.

Root Note

Scale Note

Each chord in a scale has a specific function:

I (Tonic): The home chord, creates resolution

ii (Supertonic): Creates tension toward tonic

iii (Mediant): Adds color but less common

IV (Subdominant): Creates openness and release

V (Dominant): Maximum tension, wants resolution

vi (Submediant): Supports the tonic function

vii° (Leading Tone): Maximum dissonance, resolves strongly

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