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C5 chord

C power

12 ways to play it

C5 voicing 1313x35xxx
C5 voicing 28138Axxxx
C5 voicing 33134x355xx
C5 voicing 481348AAxxx
C5 voicing 513xxxx13
C5 voicing 6514xxx58x
C5 voicing 71013xxACxx
C5 voicing 851xxx588
C5 voicing 910134xxACDx
C5 voicing 1010AAxxxx
C5 voicing 1110AAAxxx
C5 voicing 12103AAACxx

On the neck

Where each voicing sits, and every other C5 tone within reach.

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e5R5
BR5R
GR5
D5R
AR5R
E5R5

Filled = notes in the selected voicing · outlined = other C5 tones on the neck ·R = root

Notes in C5

CRootG5th

Songs using C5

  1. Nothing Else MattersMetallica
  2. YellowColdplay
  3. Rolling in the DeepAdele
  4. OneMetallica
  5. Master of PuppetsMetallica
  6. Bohemian RhapsodyQueen
  7. Fade to BlackMetallica
  8. A Thousand YearsChristina Perri
  9. 21 GunsGreen Day
  10. StitchesShawn Mendes
  11. Enter SandmanMetallica
  12. Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple