Major familyI in C major
C major chord
CC major
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- C1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- E3
- 4
- ♭5
- G5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- C Root
- E Major 3rd
- G Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is a C major chord?
C is built from 3 notes: C (the root), E (the 3), G (the 5). Bright, stable and resolved: the home chord of a major key.
- Notes
- C · E · G
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5
- Also written
- Cmaj · CM · CΔ
- Found in
- I in C major · V in F major · IV in G major · VI in E minor
Neighbours
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