Free Chrome extension · Works on YouTube
Simply Chords shows easy guitar chords on top of the video you're watching, with finger diagrams and a countdown to every change.
No account. No ads. Nothing leaves your computer.
Chords that change in time with the music, analyzed songs, easier shapes with a capo, and a little game for the wait.
Nothing to set up and nothing to sign in to.
Any video on YouTube, including Shorts and YouTube Music.
Browsers only let a page hear sound after you've clicked it, so give the page one click.
The chord to play now, its finger diagram, and the next chord with a countdown appear on the video.
Everything is built around keeping your hands on the guitar.
Click Analyze this song and Simply Chords maps the whole song ahead of time. From then on each chord appears before the change, so you're never late.
Analyzed songs are remembered. Haven't analyzed one? Once the progression repeats, the next chord is predicted for you.
Auto capo chooses one fret for the whole song that gives the easiest open chords. Tricky barre chords like F and Bm are swapped for shapes you can actually play.
Move the chord box, resize it, or set your own capo from the menu.
Press G while a song is being analyzed and the letters on the page lift off and become a fleet of ships. Your ship is your profile picture.
Entirely optional, and it closes itself when your chords are ready.
Major and minor chords only. 7ths and power chords become the easy chord that fits the song's key.
Works when the recording or the guitar isn't tuned exactly to concert pitch.
Tuned for acoustic guitar, and handles distorted electric songs too.
All listening happens in your browser. No audio, account or personal data leaves your computer.
No sign-up, no ads, no tracking.
A small box on the video that hides during ads and follows you into fullscreen.
Yes. No account, no ads and no paid version.
No. The sound of the video is analyzed in your browser as it plays and is never recorded, saved or sent anywhere. See the privacy policy.
YouTube and YouTube Music, in Chrome and other Chromium browsers such as Edge.
Very good on clear guitar songs, and an analyzed song is more accurate than live listening. Busy mixes with loud vocals or heavy effects are the hardest. Inversions and slash chords (like G/B) aren't shown.
A 6-string guitar in standard tuning. Shapes are chosen to be comfortable on an acoustic, with a capo where it helps.
No. Simply Chords is an independent extension that works on YouTube. It isn't affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google.
Simply Chords is free and takes a few seconds to add.