C5 chord on 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD)

in Double C (gCGCD) tuning

○○5123CCCCG
C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
easyfret 5
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 0 5 0 51 – 2 – 3C C C C Geasy
0 0 0 7 x– – – 1 –G C G G xeasy
0 0 0 0 10– – – – 1G C G C Ceasy
12 12 12 12 x1 1 1 1 –G C G C xeasy · barre on fret 12
0 0 5 0 5– – 1 – 2G C C C Geasy
x 0 0 7 x– – – 1 –x C G G xeasy
x 0 0 0 10– – – – 1x C G C Ceasy
0 12 12 12 x– 1 1 1 –G C G C xeasy · barre on fret 12
5 0 0 0 51 – – – 2C C G C Geasy
0 0 x 7 x– – – 1 –G C x G xeasy
0 12 12 12 10– 2 3 4 1G C G C Cmedium
12 12 12 0 x1 1 1 – –G C G C xeasy · barre on fret 12
x 0 5 0 5– – 1 – 2x C C C Geasy
x 0 x 7 x– – – 1 –x C x G xeasy
12 0 12 12 102 – 3 4 1G C G C Cmedium
x 12 12 12 x– 1 1 1 –x C G C xeasy · barre on fret 12

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Double C (gCGCD) 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.