C5 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop D

in Drop D (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:C · G

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 3	– – 2 2 4 4 – – 1 1 3 3	x x C C G G G G C C G G	hard
x x 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 – – – –	x x C C G G C C x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 5 5 8 8 8 8	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3	x x x x x x C C G G C C	medium
10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 8 8 x x	2 2 3 3 4 4 – – 1 1 – –	C C G G C C G G G G x x	medium
10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	C C G G C C G G x x x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x x 3 3 5 5 0 0 x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x C C G G G G x x x x	medium
x x 3 3 5 5 x x x x x x	– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –	x x C C G G x x x x x x	medium
x x x x x x 5 5 8 8 x x	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x x x C C G G x x	medium
10 10 x x 10 10 0 0 8 8 8 8	3 3 – – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2	C C x x C C G G G G C C	hard
10 10 10 10 10 10 x x x x x x	1 1 1 1 1 1 – – – – – –	C C G G C C x x x x x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x x 3 3 x x 0 0 1 1 3 3	– – 2 2 – – – – 1 1 3 3	x x C C x x G G C C G G	hard
x x 3 3 5 5 5 5 x x 3 3	– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 – – 2 2	x x C C G G C C x x G G	hard
x x x x 5 5 5 5 x x x x	– – – – 1 1 2 2 – – – –	x x x x G G C C x x x x	easy
10 10 10 10 x x 0 0 8 8 8 8	3 3 4 4 – – – – 1 1 2 2	C C G G x x G G G G C C	hard
10 10 10 10 x x x x x x x x	1 1 2 2 – – – – – – – –	C C G G x x x x x x x x	easy
x x x x x x x x 1 1 3 3	– – – – – – – – 1 1 2 2	x x x x x x x x C C G G	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop D 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
5	7	G

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9

Other roots

C#5 D5 D#5 E5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 A#5 B5

See C5 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E

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.