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C major Chord
Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios.
Audible Example
What does a C major chord sound like?
C major chord
Piano Fingering
How do you play a C major chord on the piano?
C
E
G
Guitar Fingering
How do you play a C major chord on the guitar?
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About the C major chord
A major chord is one of the most fundamental chords in music. Built from a root, major third, and perfect fifth, it produces a bright, happy, and stable sound. Major chords form the foundation of countless songs across pop, rock, classical, and virtually every genre of Western music.
Notes
What notes are in a C major chord?
C - E - G
Intervals
What intervals are in a C major chord?
Root Note
Major 3rd
Perfect 5th