C Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning
Alternate Names:
CM, Cmaj, Cmajor, C major
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- O
- O
- C
- E
- G
- C
- E
The C major chord is absolutely essential for every guitarist to learn, so check...
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- X
- X
- O
- O
- G
- C
- E
Too lazy to play the full "C" chord? No problem. This variation is a lot easier to...
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- C
- G
- C
- E
- G
This is the "C" major barre chord held in the "A" barre chord shape.
- C
- G
- C
- E
- G
- C
This is a variation of the C major barre chord.
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- C
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- C
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- E
This is a variation of the C major chord.
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- C
- G
- C
- E
- G
This is an alternate way to finger the C major barre chord using the "A shape."
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The C guitar chord can also be played in other tunings:
- C Guitar Chord in C Wahine Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in DACGAD Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Dad Gad Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Double Drop D Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Drop C Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Drop D Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Drop E Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in F Wahine Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Full Step Down Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Half Step Down Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Keola's C Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Lute Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open A Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Am Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Bb Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open C Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open C6 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Cm Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Cmaj7 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open D Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open D5 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open D6 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Dm Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open E Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Eadd11 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Em Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Esus2 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open F Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open F Variant Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open G Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open G6 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Gm Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Open Gsus4 Tuning
- C Guitar Chord in Standard Tuning
