Standard
F perfect fifth dyad · Frets 1–3
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
F–C guitar chord
What it is
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C perfect fourth dyad · Fret 1
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
C quartal chord, three notes · also C7sus4 (no 5th) · Fret 3
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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C quartal chord, four notes · also Cm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 8
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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How to play F–C on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the low E string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the D, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string 1 3 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in F–C?
F–C, F perfect fifth dyad, is F and C: the root (F) and the perfect fifth (C). Its formula is 1 5.
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Perfect fifth dyad chords in every key
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