Guitar chord · Suspended & power
C power chord chord on guitar
x355xx · 3rd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- CG
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 3rd fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, index finger (1) C
- 4th string (D): 5th fret, ring finger (3) G
- 3rd string (G): 5th fret, pinky finger (4) C
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--5---| D|--5---| A|--3---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing C5 on guitar
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.
