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C major sixth dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
C–A guitar chord
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A minor third dyad · Frets 1–2
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 C–A on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 5th fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the low E, A, D and B strings.
From the low E string x x x 5 x 5 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in C–A?
C–A, C major sixth dyad, is C and A: the root (C) and the major sixth (A). Its formula is 1 6.
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Major sixth dyad chords in every key
C♯–A♯two notesD–Btwo notesE♭–Ctwo notesE–C♯two notesF–Dtwo notesF♯–D♯two notesG–Etwo notesA♭–Ftwo notesA–F♯two notesB♭–Gtwo notesB–G♯two notes