C Major Triad arpeggio

Root, major 3rd, perfect 5th. The foundation of major harmony.

3 notes · Standard tuning

Neck positions

1357912EADGBe
Root (C)
Arpeggio tone

Chord-shape voicings

EADGBE

Voicing 1

EADGBE

Voicing 2

EADGBE

Voicing 3

8frEADGBE

Voicing 4

5frEADGBE

Voicing 5

5frEADGBE

Voicing 6

7frEADGBE

Voicing 7

EADGBE

Voicing 8

EADGBE

Voicing 9

7frEADGBE

Voicing 10

12frEADGBE

Voicing 11

15frEADGBE

Voicing 12

20frEADGBE

Voicing 13

10frEADGBE

Voicing 14

7frEADGBE

Voicing 15

17frEADGBE

Voicing 16

13frEADGBE

Voicing 17

17frEADGBE

Voicing 18

12frEADGBE

Voicing 19

19frEADGBE

Voicing 20

14frEADGBE

Voicing 21

14frEADGBE

Voicing 22

19frEADGBE

Voicing 23

19frEADGBE

Voicing 24

Notes

C
R
E
+4
G
+7

About the C Major Triad arpeggio

The C Major Triad arpeggio contains the notes C, E, G. Arpeggios are the notes of a chord played one at a time. The Major Triad arpeggio is built from intervals: 0, 4, 7 semitones from the root. Use the neck diagram above to find every position of this arpeggio on a standard-tuned guitar.

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