C major arpeggio for guitar (C)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the C major arpeggio (C): C · E · G.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
C
CEG
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
C
Root
· R
E
Third
· 3
G
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
CFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
C E G
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
C major
The C major arpeggio is made up of: C · E · G.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.