C–G 6-string bass chord

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6-string bass · Standard

C perfect fifth dyad · Open position

BEADGCRnoteCGroleR5fret30fret 3C0C1C2C3C4C5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play C–G on 6-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the B, E, D and C strings.

From the B string x x 3 x 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in C–G?

C–G, C perfect fifth dyad, is C and G: the root (C) and the perfect fifth (G). Its formula is 1 5.

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Perfect fifth dyad chords in every key

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C–G on other instruments

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