Irish bouzouki C5 chord (GDAD)C power chord: 5 5 3 5, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 5 5 3 5 (from the 3rd fret)
- G course: 5th fret, ring finger (barre), C
- Low D course: 5th fret, ring finger (barre), G
- A course: 3rd fret, index finger, C
- High D course: 5th fret, middle finger, G
Sounds: C G C G · C5 is C, G (1 · 5)
Open courses that ring: G is a note of C5, so it can drone under it.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 2 2 0 2 (frets counted from the capo), an open A5 shape.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More C5 shapes
- 0 5 3 5
open · C5/G - 5 5 x x
5fr - 0 10 10 10
10fr · C5/G
Other C chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD
Other power chords
C5 in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app