C Power Chord Guitar chord
RC5G
Explore C Power Chord in Chord8 →Voicing positions (6)
x 3 5 x x x
8 10 x x x x
8 10 10 0 8 8
x 3 5 0 1 3
x 3 5 5 1 3
x 3 5 0 x x
Interval colors
In Chord8, every interval has a unique color. The colors follow the function of each note relative to the root — so they change when you switch chords.
R
Minor 2nd
Major 2nd
Minor 3rd
Major 3rd
Perfect 4th
Tritone
5
Minor 6th
Major 6th
Minor 7th
Major 7th
C Power Chord chord
The C Power Chord chord is built from the intervals: R, and 5. It contains the notes C, and G. Power chords contain only the root and fifth — no third — giving them a neutral, versatile sound.
Related chords
Same quality (Power Chord)
See the music. Every interval has a color.
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