Chords DB API

api.uberchord.com · Media

Media No Auth Free & Open Music Chords Guitar

Guitar chord data and finger positions — get chord shapes, finger placements, and images for any chord name. Free, no API key required.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get chord

Get finger positions for a G major guitar chord.

https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords?nameset=G

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curl -X GET "https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords?nameset=G"

import requests
params = {
    "nameset": "G"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords');
url.searchParams.set('nameset', 'G');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nameset", "G")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nameset" => "G"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords?" . http_build_query([
    "nameset" => "G"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed
GET https://api.uberchord.com/v1/chords?nameset=Cmaj7
Chord names: G, Am, C, Dm, Em, F, G7, Cadd9, etc.
Response includes strings array with finger positions
Also returns image URL for the chord diagram

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