C5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) 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 3 5 0 1 5	– 2 3 – 1 4	x C G G C G	hard
x 3 5 5 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x C G C x x	medium
x x x 5 8 5	– – – 1 2 1	x x x C G G	medium · barre on fret 5
10 10 10 0 8 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	C G C G G x	medium
10 10 10 0 x x	1 1 1 – – –	C G C G x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 5 0 x x	– 1 2 – – –	x C G G x x	medium
x 3 5 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x C G x x x	medium
x x x 5 x 5	– – – 1 – 2	x x x C x G	easy
10 x 10 0 8 10	2 – 3 – 1 4	C x C G G C	hard
10 10 10 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	C G C x x x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 5 0 1 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x C G G C x	hard
x 3 5 5 x 5	– 1 2 3 – 4	x C G C x G	hard
x x x 5 8 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C G x	medium
10 10 x 0 8 10	2 3 – – 1 4	C G x G G C	hard
10 10 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	C G x x x x	easy
x 3 x 0 1 x	– 2 – – 1 –	x C x G C x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D 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

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.