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A minor third dyad · Frets 1–2
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
A–C guitar chord
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C major sixth dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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A quartal chord, four notes · also Am7(add11), no 5th · Open position
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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Star Wars, 1977 · John Williams · nearest shape for the hand
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How to play A–C on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the B string at the 1st fret. Don’t play the low E, A, D and high E strings.
From the low E string x x x 2 1 x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in A–C?
A–C, A minor third dyad, is A and C: the root (A) and the minor third (C). Its formula is 1 ♭3.
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Minor third dyad chords in every key
C–E♭two notesC♯–Etwo notesD–Ftwo notesE♭–G♭two notesE–Gtwo notesF–A♭two notesF♯–Atwo notesG–B♭two notesG♯–Btwo notesB♭–D♭two notesB–Dtwo notes