C5 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

○○✕1CGC
C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 x– – 1 –C G C xeasy
0 5 8 5– 1 2 1C C G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
7 0 8 101 – 2 3G G G Cmedium
0 0 8 x– – 1 –C G G xeasy
0 0 x 10– – – 1C G x Ceasy
12 12 x x1 2 – –C G x xeasy
0 0 1 5– – 1 2C G C Ghard
x 5 8 5– 1 2 1x C G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
7 x 8 101 – 2 3G x G Chard
0 0 8 10– – 1 2C G G Cmedium
12 12 x 102 3 – 1C G x Chard
0 12 x x– 1 – –C G x xeasy
0 5 1 5– 2 1 3C C C Ghard
0 5 x 5– 1 – 2C C x Geasy
7 0 x 101 – – 2G G x Chard
0 x 8 x– – 1 –C x G xeasy

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) 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.