C5 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Power Chord

Notes:C · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C5 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 3 3 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x C G C x x	medium
x x x 3 6 6	– – – 1 2 3	x x x C G C	medium
8 8 8 x 6 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	C G C x G x	hard
8 8 8 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	C G C x x x	easy · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 11 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x G C x	easy
x 1 3 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	x C G x x x	medium
x x x 3 6 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x x C G x	medium
x x 8 10 6 6	– – 3 4 1 2	x x C G G C	hard
8 8 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	C G x x x x	easy
x 1 3 3 x 1	– 1 3 4 – 2	x C G C x G	hard
x x 3 3 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x x G C x x	easy
x x 8 x 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x C x G C	hard
8 8 8 10 x x	1 1 1 2 – –	C G C G x x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 3 x 1	– – – 2 – 1	x x x C x G	hard
3 x 3 3 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	G x G C x x	easy
x x 8 10 6 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x C G G 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 – Drop E 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 Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.