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How to Play C5 on Guitar
Every voicing of C5, with audio and finger positions.
Open Chord LibraryC5 (C power chord) is built from the intervals of a power chord chord with root C. Below are the most useful voicings on guitar, from beginner-friendly open position to barre and jazz voicings up the neck.
Notes in C5
C5 contains the notes that make up a power chord chord built on C. Every voicing uses these notes in different octaves and positions on the fretboard.
Common voicings
Open position (if available), barre chord forms, and compact triad voicings give you the C5 sound in every register. Tap any diagram in the tool to hear it.
Songs that use C5
C5 appears across every genre. The chord library shows commonly-paired chords and the progressions that feature C5 prominently.
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