C5 chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

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C5
Power Chord
Notes:C · G
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CCCG
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 5 3 3– 3 1 2G G C Gmedium
x x 3 3– – 1 2x x C Geasy
5 5 x x1 2 – –C G x xeasy
x 10 10 8– 2 3 1x C G Cmedium
x 10 10 x– 1 2 –x C G xeasy
0 x 3 3– – 1 2G x C Geasy
5 5 3 33 4 1 2C G C Gmedium
5 5 x 81 2 – 3C G x Chard
0 10 10 8– 2 3 1G C G Cmedium
0 10 10 x– 1 2 –G C G xeasy
0 5 3 x– 2 1 –G G C xmedium
5 5 3 x2 3 1 –C G C xmedium
0 5 x 8– 1 – 2G G x Chard
x x 10 8– – 2 1x x G Cmedium
0 10 x x– 1 – –G C x xeasy
0 x 3 x– – 1 –G x C xeasy

The C5 chord (Power Chord) is built from the notes C, G. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
57G

More C chords

Other roots

See C5 in another tuning

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.