What notes are in a C chord?

The C Major chord contains the notes C, E, G.

How do you play a C chord on guitar?

From the low E string: x 3 2 0 1 0 (x = mute, 0 = open). See the finger-by-finger diagram on this page. Difficulty: Beginner.

What songs use the C chord?

Famous songs using C include Sweet Child O' Mine, Sultans of Swing, Creep, Comfortably Numb.

How to Play the C Major Chord

Guitar · Open major · Beginner

Notes C E G

Tab (E→e) x 3 2 0 1 0

Difficulty Beginner

👆 Finger by finger

String 6 — low E: mute (don't play)

String 5 — A: fret 3, finger 3

String 4 — D: fret 2, finger 2

String 3 — G: play open

String 2 — B: fret 1, finger 1

String 1 — high e: play open

🎵 Songs that use C

Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses Sultans of Swing · Dire Straits Creep · Radiohead Comfortably Numb · Pink Floyd Nothing Else Matters · Metallica Free Bird · Lynyrd Skynyrd Knockin' On Heaven's Door · Bob Dylan Knockin' On Heaven's Door · Guns N' Roses

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