C5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE)

in Chicago (DGBE) tuning

✕✕12CG
C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 1 3– – 1 2x x C Gmedium
x 5 x 3– 2 – 1x C x Ghard
x 5 8 8– 1 2 3x C G Cmedium
10 12 8 83 4 1 2C G G Chard
10 12 x x1 2 – –C G x xmedium
x 5 1 3– 3 1 2x C C Ghard
5 5 x 32 3 – 1G C x Ghard
x 5 8 x– 1 2 –x C G xmedium
10 x 8 83 – 1 2C x G Chard
10 0 x x1 – – –C G x xeasy
x 0 1 x– – 1 –x G C xeasy
5 5 x x1 2 – –G C x xeasy
10 12 8 x2 3 1 –C G G xhard
x 0 1 3– – 1 2x G C Gmedium
5 5 8 81 2 3 4G C G Cmedium
10 x 8 x2 – 1 –C x G xhard

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Chicago (DGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C5 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See C5 in another tuning

What notes make up the C5 chord?

C5 is a Power Chord chord built from the notes C, G.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.