C5 chord on 6-String Guitar – CGDGBD (Open G Low C)

in CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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
0 0 5 0 1 5	– – 2 – 1 3	C G G G C G	hard
0 5 5 5 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	C C G C x x	easy · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 0 8 10	1 – 3 – 2 4	G G C G G C	medium
0 0 10 0 8 10	– – 2 – 1 3	C G C G G C	medium
12 12 10 12 x x	2 3 1 4 – –	C G C G x x	medium
12 12 x x x x	1 2 – – – –	C G x x x x	easy
0 0 5 5 1 5	– – 2 3 1 4	C G G C C G	hard
x 5 5 5 x x	– 1 1 1 – –	x C G C x x	easy · barre on fret 5
7 0 10 0 8 x	1 – 3 – 2 –	G G C G G x	medium
0 0 10 0 8 x	– – 2 – 1 –	C G C G G x	medium
0 12 10 12 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	C G C G x x	medium
12 12 x 12 x x	1 2 – 3 – –	C G x G x x	easy
0 5 5 0 1 5	– 2 3 – 1 4	C C G G C G	hard
0 0 5 5 x x	– – 1 2 – –	C G G C x x	easy
7 0 10 0 x x	1 – 2 – – –	G G C G x x	medium
0 0 10 12 8 10	– – 2 4 1 3	C G C G G C	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 – CGDGBD (Open G Low C) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D CGDGBD (Open G Low C) C-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.