C chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:C · E · G

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 0 0 2	– 3 1 – – 2	x C E G C G	easy
x 3 2 5 4 2	– 2 1 4 3 1	x C E C E G	medium · barre on fret 2
x 3 5 5 4 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x C G C E x	medium
8 7 5 0 4 x	4 3 2 – 1 –	C E G G E x	hard
8 7 5 0 0 7	4 2 1 – – 3	C E G G C C	medium
8 7 10 9 7 7	2 1 4 3 1 1	C E C E G C	medium · barre on fret 7
8 10 10 9 0 x	1 3 4 2 – –	C G C E C x	medium
0 10 10 9 0 x	– 2 3 1 – –	E G C E C x	easy
x x 10 12 12 11	– – 1 3 4 2	x x C G C E	medium
x x x 12 0 11	– – – 2 – 1	x x x G C E	easy
12 x x 12 12 x	1 – – 2 3 –	E x x G C x	easy
x 3 2 0 0 x	– 2 1 – – –	x C E G C x	easy
x x x 5 4 2	– – – 3 2 1	x x x C E G	medium
x 3 5 x 4 x	– 1 3 – 2 –	x C G x E x	hard
8 x 5 0 4 7	4 – 2 – 1 3	C x G G E C	hard
8 7 5 0 7 x	4 2 1 – 3 –	C E G G G x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C chord (Major) is built from the notes C, E, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 C chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
5	7	G

More C chords

Cm C7 C°C+C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

See C in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the C chord?

C is a Major chord built from the notes C, E, 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.