How To Read Chord Diagrams

You will find that chord diagrams vary quite a bit in how they are graphically represented. They are interpretative and some arrangers prefer to have more information shown in a chord diagram than others. I fall into the category of showing as much information as possible within each diagram.

Lets take a look at a typical chord diagram you will see in this section of Ultimate Guitar Chords:
In the Diagram above, which will be a standard chord diagram you will see here. we have the following:
The Letter at the top left of the Diagram is the Name of the Chord. In this case it is an F Major chord.
If you see an arced line, like in the above example that spans the same finger number (in this case the index finger), it means it is a bar chord and your finger should span all the way from the first string to and including the 6th string.
The Heavy Horizontal line, if there is one, represents the guitar nut.
The Solid Black Dots with the numbers inside the dots, represent the finger location and the Left Hand Finger that is being used:
1 = Index Finger
2 = Middle Finger
3 = Ring Finger
4 = Pinky Finger

The Roman Numerals indicate the fret numbers to give you a reference point on the fingerboard.
The Horizontal Lines represent the frets on the fingerboard.
The Vertical Lines represent the 6 strings of the guitar.
The Letters you see below each string at the very bottom of the diagram indicated the not that is being played as fingered in the diagram.
If you see a "0" or a zero above a string it means this string is to be played without a finger or open.
If you see an "X" above a string, it means that string is not to be played as part of this chord.

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