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Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 3 + A How to play C Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the A string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the D string. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the B string. Let ring open: G string, high E string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ C chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32010 3 2 1 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x32010 3 2 1 E B G D A E x32010 · C shape
C chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x35553 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x35553 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x35553 · A shape
C chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x32013 3 2 1 4 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x32013 3 2 1 4 E B G D A E x32013
C chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x3x010 3 1 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x3x010 3 1 E B G D A E x3x010
C chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x320x0 3 2 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x320x0 3 2 E B G D A E x320x0
C chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x320x3 2 1 3 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x320x3 2 1 3 E B G D A E x320x3
C chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x35053 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E C chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x35053 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x35053
C chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 875558 5fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
C chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 875558 5fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
875558 · G shape
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Chords that go with C The other chords of C major, the key where C is home (I). Songs in this key move between them.
Dm ii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. Em iii Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F IV F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. G V G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am vi Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Bdim vii° Bdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 4 finger 4, open, fret 1 finger 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as C.
3 fret A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. A shape 5 fret G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. G shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the C chord C major is built from 3 notes: C (1), E (3), G (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, C, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
C belongs to C major (I), F major (V), G major (IV), A minor (III), D minor (VII).
