C5 chord on Oud

in Arabic (CFADGC) tuning

○○○2123CGCGGC
C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
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CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 3 5 0 0– 1 2 3 – –C G C G G Cmedium
x 2 3 x x x– 1 2 – – –x G C x x xeasy
x x 3 5 5 x– – 1 2 3 –x x C G C xmedium
x x x x 5 7– – – – 1 2x x x x C Gmedium
0 7 10 10 0 7– 1 3 4 – 2C C G C G Gmedium
x x x 10 12 12– – – 1 2 3x x x C G Cmedium
x x x x 12 12– – – – 1 2x x x x G Ceasy
0 2 3 x 0 0– 1 2 – – –C G C x G Ceasy
x 2 3 5 5 x– 1 2 3 4 –x G C G C xmedium
x x 3 5 x x– – 1 2 – –x x C G x xmedium
0 7 x 5 5 7– 3 – 1 2 4C C x G C Ghard
x 7 10 10 0 7– 1 3 4 – 2x C G C G Gmedium
0 x 10 10 0 0– – 1 2 – –C x G C G Ceasy
12 x x x 12 121 – – – 2 3C x x x G Ceasy
0 2 3 5 5 0– 1 2 3 4 –C G C G C Cmedium
x 2 3 5 x x– 1 2 3 – –x G C G x xmedium

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for Oud 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See C5 in another tuning

Arabic (CFADGC) C-F-A-D-G-C
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.