C Major Chord on Guitar
Also known as:
C , CM , Cmaj , CMaj , Cma , CΔ
Here you can learn how to play C Major Chord on the Guitar. The C Major Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. C Major Chord contains the notes C, E, G. The C Major Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root C, the Third E, and the Fifth G.
Below you will find C Major Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the C Major Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.
Notes
C, E, G
Notation
Degrees
| Note | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | Tonic |
| E | 3 | Mediant |
| G | 5 | Dominant |
Intervals
| Notes | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| C > C | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
| C > E | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
| C > G | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
C Major Open Chords
Open chord shapes for C Major Chord with the root in the bass.
C Major Barre Chords and Moveable Chords
Moveable and Barre chord shapes for C Major Chord with the root in the bass.
C Major Triad Chords
Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for C Major Chord across different groupings of strings.
C Major Chord on string group 1, 2, 3
C Major Chord on string group 2, 3, 4
C Major Chord on string group 3, 4, 5
C Major Chord on string group 4, 5, 6
Music Theory
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Learn more about C Major Chord
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Scales related to C Major Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the C Major Chord.
I Chord of C Major Scale
V Chord of F Major Scale
IV Chord of G Major Scale
♭III Chord of A Natural Minor Scale
♭VII Chord of D Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of E Natural Minor Scale
♭VI Chord of E Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of F Harmonic Minor Scale
V Chord of F Melodic Minor Scale
IV Chord of G Melodic Minor Scale
I Chord of C Major Pentatonic Scale
♭III Chord of A Minor Pentatonic Scale
I Chord of C Major Blues Scale
♭III Chord of A Minor Blues Scale
I Chord of C Ionian Mode
V Chord of F Ionian Mode
IV Chord of G Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of A Dorian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Dorian Mode
IV Chord of G Dorian Mode
♭III Chord of A Phrygian Mode
♭II Chord of B Phrygian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Phrygian Mode
II Chord of B♭ Lydian Mode
I Chord of C Lydian Mode
V Chord of F Lydian Mode
I Chord of C Mixolydian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Mixolydian Mode
IV Chord of G Mixolydian Mode
♭III Chord of A Aeolian Mode
♭VII Chord of D Aeolian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Aeolian Mode
♭II Chord of B Locrian Mode
♭VI Chord of E Locrian Mode
♭V Chord of F♯ Locrian Mode
♭II Chord of B Phrygian Dominant Mode
I Chord of C Phrygian Dominant Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the C Major Chord.
