C5 chord on Charango

in Standard (GCEAE) tuning

✕○✕12CCG
C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
easyfret 3
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 x 3 3– – – 1 2x C x C Geasy
x x x 3 3– – – 1 2x x x C Geasy
5 7 x x x1 2 – – –C G x x xmedium
x 7 8 x x– 1 2 – –x G C x xeasy
x 0 8 10 8– – 1 2 1x C C G Cmedium · barre on fret 8
x 0 x 10 x– – – 1 –x C x G xeasy
12 0 x x x1 – – – –G C x x xeasy
0 0 3 3 3– – 1 1 1G C G C Geasy · barre on fret 3
x x 3 3 3– – 1 1 1x x G C Geasy · barre on fret 3
5 7 8 x x1 2 3 – –C G C x xmedium
x 7 8 10 8– 1 2 4 3x G C G Cmedium
x x 8 10 8– – 1 2 1x x C G Cmedium · barre on fret 8
12 0 x 10 x2 – – 1 –G C x G xhard
12 12 x x x1 2 – – –G C x x xeasy
x 0 3 3 3– – 1 1 1x C G C Geasy · barre on fret 3
x x 3 3 x– – 1 2 –x x G C xeasy

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for Charango 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

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.