C chords for guitar
C → C13Chords in C
All C chords are derived from the C Major Scale which consists of no sharps or flats and reads: C - D - E - F - G - A - B
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| Scale of C Major | ||||||
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| C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
| 9th | 11th | 13th | ||||
C - C major (1-3-5)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G)
C7 - C seventh (1-3-5-b7)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb)
Cm - C minor (1-b3-5)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), 5th(G)
Cm7 - C minor seventh (1-b3-5-b7)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), 5th(G), b7th(Bb)
Cmaj7 (C Δ 7 ) - C major seventh (1-3-5-7)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), 7th(B)
Csus4 (C sus) - C suspended fourth (1-4-5)
Spelling: 1st(C), 4th(F), 5th(G) - No third
C7sus4 (C7+4) - C seventh suspended fourth (1-4-5-b7)
Spelling: 1st(C), 4th(F), 5th(G), b7th(Bb) - No third
C6 - C sixth (1-3-5-6)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), 6th(A)
Cm6 - C minor sixth (1-b3-5-6)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), 5th(G), 6th(A)
C9 - C ninth (1-3-5-b7-9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), 9th(D)
Cm9 - C minor ninth (1-b3-5-b7-9)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), 9th(D)
Cmaj9 (C ⃤ 9 ) - C major ninth (1-3-5-7-9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), 7th(B), 9th(D)
C6/9 - C six 9 OR C major sixth added ninth (1-3-5-6-9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), 6th(A), 9th(D)
C7#9 (C7+9) - C seventh augmented ninth (1-3-5-b7-#9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), #9th(D#)
C7b9 (C7-9) - C seventh flat nine or C seventh minor ninth (1-3-5-b7-b9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), b9th(Db)
Caug (C+) - C augmented (1-3-#5)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), #5th(G#)
More on augmented chords and why they can be played using similar shapes in a variety of positions.
C7#5 (C7+5) - C seventh augmented fifth (1-3-#5-b7)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), #5th(G#), b7th(Bb)
Cdim (Cº) - C diminished (1-b3-b5)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), b5th(Gb)
Cdim7 (Cº7) - C diminished seventh (1-b3-b5-bb7)
Spelling: 1st(C), b3rd(Eb), b5th(Gb), bb7th(A)
More on diminished 7th chords and why they can be played using similar shapes in a variety of positions... the 1st position is the most popular.
C-5 C diminished fifth (1-3-b5)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), b5th(Gb)
C7b5 (C7-5) - C seventh diminished fifth (1-3-b5-b7)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), b5th(Gb), b7th(Bb)
C9b5 (C9-5) - C ninth diminished fifth (1-3-b5-b7-9)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), b5th(Gb), b7th(Bb), 9th(D)
C11 - C eleventh (1-3-5-b7-9-11)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), 9th(D), 11th(F)
C13 - C thirteenth (1-3-5-b7-9-11-13)
Spelling: 1st(C), 3rd(E), 5th(G), b7th(Bb), 9th(D), 11th(F), 13th(A)
Please Note: Because 13th chords are made up of 7 notes, they are impossible to play on a 6 string guitar. At least one note is always omitted and sometimes more than one depending on the shape of the chord. In these charts the 11th note (F) has been omitted and sometimes the 5th (G).
