C - C Major Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 0003

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The C Major chord on ukulele uses fret positions 0003 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a major chord with a difficulty rating of Beginner.

Other chords in the C chord family:

C C7 Cm Cm7 Cdim Caug C6 Cmaj7 C9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about C

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Beginner

Often played with

To play the C (also known as C Major) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Let the G-string (4th string) ring open.
Let the C-string (3rd string) ring open.
Let the E-string (2nd string) ring open.
Place your Ring finger (finger 3) on the fret 3 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 0003, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

A C Major is a major chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: G, C, E.

Explore more chords in the C family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: