Guitar · arpeggios # C major arpeggio on guitar The C major arpeggio has 3 notes: C, E, G. | Note | C | E | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ## C major on the whole neck Every C major note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". C major Note names C major Degrees ## C major in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a C falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 2–5, 7 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 7 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 7 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 8 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 7 notes ## Scales with C major in them Scales on this site that contain C major as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 1 - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 5 - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 4 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on ♭7 - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on ♭6 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on ♭3 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on ♭7 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 4 - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on ♭3 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭6 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on ♭3 - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on ♭2 - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 1 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 5 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 2 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 1 - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 4 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭6 - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭5 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭2 - [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [F harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-harmonic-minor) on 5 - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) on 5 - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) on 4 - [C major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic) on 1 - [A minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor-pentatonic) on ♭3 - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) on ♭3 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) on ♭6 - [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) on ♭5 - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) on 1 - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) on 2 - [C Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian-dominant) on 1 - [B Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 1 ## Major arpeggio in every key - C major - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/d-major) - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/eb-major) - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-major) - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-major) - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-major) - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-major) - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/b-major) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the C major arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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