C Major Guitar Chord Chart and Fingering

C Major chord intervals and notes
Intervals	1 - 3 - 5
Notes in C maj	C - E - G

Major chords are triads, also known as three note chords. The 3 notes that make up major chords are the 1st - 3rd - 5th interval notes counted from the root, ascending as per the major scale. Major chords are often inverted, meaning that we change the order of the notes to 3 - 5 - 1 for example. 5 - 1 - 3 is another popular inveret form of major chords..

C Major Chord Charts, Fingering, Voicings

Here are 6 voicings of the Cmaj guitar chord, with a chord chart to each voicings' fingering.

C Major voicing 1 C Major voicing 2 C Major voicing 3 C Major voicing 4 C Major voicing 5 C Major voicing 6

These C Major guitar chord variations can be interchanged freely. If it sounds good, it is good!

Chord Tip 1.

Keep your hand loose, rather than stiff and hard. A loose hand is essential for playing chords and switching between them.

Chord Tip 1.

Learning chords takes time. Playing something slow and clean, will always be better than fast and sloppy.

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