
When played at the 8th fret with a barre, the “E” chord shape makes a C major chord.

This is the bar chord equivalent of the basic, open position E guitar chord shape. The second C bar chord is played at the 8th fret. You can see the chord shape above being played in the photo below: C Bar Chord Shape 1 Alternative Fingering The diagram and photo below show you how it’s done: C bar chord “A” shape with alternative fingering This technique is tricky at first, but it can be an easier and faster way of playing a C chord once you get used to it. The chord shape shown above can also be played by laying the 3rd finger (your ‘ring’ finger) over the 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings. You can see the chord being played in the picture below: C Bar Chord Shape 1 Photo It’s basically the same as an A chord played at open position, but with a bar instead of the open strings. This is the barre chord equivalent of the standard A guitar chord shape. Use the finger positions shown in the diagrams below – at the fretboard positions indicated – to play C bar chords. This allows the index finger to hold down notes on more than one string at the same time. In order to play a bar chord, you need to make a “bar”, or “barre” across the fretboard with your index finger. Bar chords can be moved up and down the guitar neck in order to play the same chord with a different root note. You can also use bar chords (also called barre chords) to play a C major chord. Below are two other ways of playing a C major chord on guitar:
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That’s why it’s a great idea to learn how to play different types of C chord.

This is a C note, and it will be the bass note of your chord. First, position your third finger (ring finger) on the 3rd fret of the A string.Further down the page we explain what a C major chord is and examine the notes it contains. You can see this chord being played in the photo below: Open Position C Chord Guitar Photo How to play a C chord on guitar The “C” chord symbol is just a shortened way of telling you to play a C major chord. For information on how to read chord diagrams, see this page: How To Play Chords On Guitar This is the most common way of playing a C chord, and the first C chord shape you should learn. The diagram below shows you how to play the standard, open position C major chord on guitar. You can also order the printed version of the above book from: or .uk.
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