Sus & power family
C power chord chord
C5C power chord
Piano root position
- Root
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 3
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- C1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- G5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- C Root
- G Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is a C power chord chord?
C5 is built from 2 notes: C (the root), G (the 5). Just root and fifth: the neutral, punchy sound of rock guitar.
- Notes
- C · G
- Formula
- 1 · 5
- Also written
- C(no 3rd)
- Found in
- Outside the major and minor keys
Neighbours
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