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C Major

Symbol: C

Chord tones

C · E · G

Available fingerings

Open position

String by string

String 6: not played
String 5: fret 3 → C
String 4: fret 2 → E
String 3: open G
String 2: fret 1 → C
String 1: open E

E-shape barre · fret 8

String by string

String 6: fret 8 → C
String 5: fret 10 → G
String 4: fret 10 → C
String 3: fret 9 → E
String 2: fret 8 → G
String 1: fret 8 → C

A-shape barre · fret 3

String by string

String 6: not played
String 5: fret 3 → C
String 4: fret 5 → G
String 3: fret 5 → C
String 2: fret 5 → E
String 1: fret 3 → G

This is a six-line fingering chart; the leftmost line is string 6 (low E). × means the string is not played, ○ means open.

See this chord as an arpeggio

C Major has the chord tones C · E · G. This page shows 3 verified fingerings in standard tuning.