C5 7-string guitar chord

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7-string · Standard

C power chord · Open position

BEADGBERnoteCGroleR5fret30fret 3C1C2C3C4C5C6

How to play C5 on 7-string guitar

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 low B, low E, D, high B and high E strings.

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

What notes are in C5?

C5, C power chord, is C and G: the root (C) and the perfect fifth (G). Its formula is 1 5.

Is C5 major or minor?

Neither. C5 is C and G, with no third, which is why it works under major and minor songs alike and stays clear with distortion.

Can I play C5 instead of C or Cm?

In rock, yes: power chords stand in for both.

C5 on other instruments

Guitar8-string guitarBass5-string bass6-string bass7-string bass8-string bassUkuleleMandolinBanjo

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