A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

C5 Chord

Like any 5th chord, the C5 chord is formed by playing the root and the perfect fifth. That equals to playing the 1st and 5th degree of both the C major and minor scale. The 3rd is omited.

Notation

Listen to C5

Other C Chords

C Cm C7 Cmaj7 Cm7 CmM7 Csus2 Csus4 C5 C6 Cm6 C6add9 C9 Cm9 Cmaj9 C11 Cm11 C13 Cm13 Cmaj13 C7-5 C7+5 Cdim Cdim7 Cm7b5 Caug Caug7

How To Play C5 On The Piano

You can play the C5 chord by playing in any order the following notes:

C, G

The inversions of the C5 chord

Root position: C, G
Inversion 1: G, C

Video: C5 Chord On The Piano

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Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

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Scales in which the C5 chord occurs

C major
D#/Eb major
F major
G major
G#/Ab major