C Major Chord

The  Chord contains 3 music notes - B | E | G

Play the video above to learn how to play an C Major Chord using the Guitar by Numbers System and a Guitar Chord Diagram

A Major chord is a triad containing 3 notes from the Major Scale - the first , third and fifth note of the Major Scale

The notes of the C Major scale are C D E F G A B

The first note (the root) note is an C note

The Third Note is a E note

The Fifth Note is a G Note

A Chord Progression that will sound well together in the key of C Major are:

C Major   D Major  E Major

C Major   F Major  G Major

Check out the C Major Chord Diagram below!