Suspended & power
C power chord chord
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- CG
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
How to play C5
About the C power chord chord
Playing it
On guitar, the usual C5 shape is x355xx at the 3rd fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other power chord chords. Don’t strum the low E, B and high E strings.
On piano, C5 sits entirely on white keys.
On ukulele the usual C5 shape is 0033, with a small 2-string barre at the 3rd fret.
