C CAGED shapes on guitar

C · E · G

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C is C, E and G — the 1, 3 and 5 of C. The five CAGED shapes above are the open-chord forms moved up the neck, in the order they appear; ‹ › walk them. Root, major 3rd, perfect 5th — the most consonant chord About the major triad →

Also written C maj triad, C major chord, C maj chord, Cmajor and Cmaj.

C by family

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In every key

CD♭DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B

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By earHear a phrase from the C major triad and play it backReadThe CAGED system