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C major chord

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How to play C on piano

The C chord is C E G: C (root), E (major 3rd), G (perfect 5th).

Right hand: thumb on C, then fingers 3 and 5 on E and G. Left hand: finger 5 on C, 3 and 1 on the notes above.

Each inversion moves the bottom note up an octave. Practicing them in a row teaches your hand the same chord in three shapes, so you can reach it from wherever your hand already is.

C inversions

Shape Notes, bottom to top Right hand Left hand
Root position C E G 1 3 5 5 3 1
1st inversion E G C 1 2 5 5 3 1
2nd inversion G C E 1 3 5 5 2 1

Found in C major (I) , G major (IV) , F major (V) , A minor (III) , E minor (VI) , D minor (VII) .

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