C major triad for guitar (C)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the C major triad (C) on the guitar fretboard: C · E · G.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 4
1st inversion
fret 9
2nd inversion
open
C major
The C major triad is made up of three notes: C · E · G.
It's the most consonant, stable triad -- the backbone of most pop, rock, and folk music. It often functions as the tonic chord, the point of arrival a progression resolves to.