Guitar Chord Pro

C Major Bass Chords

Learn all the ways to play the C Major chord on the bass. Guitar Chord Pro generates different voicings of the same chord using the entire fretboard. This results in unique chords that you won't find anywhere else.

Most Common Voicing

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets X,3,2,0CEG

The C Major chord is built from the notes C, E, G.

A C Major chord is made up of the 1, 3, 5 notes of the major scale, like this:

1♭22♭334♭55♭66♭77
CDbDEbEFGbGAbABbB

You can also try playing these chords instead of a C Major chord:

All C Major Chords

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets X,3,2,0CEG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 8,7,5,057CEGG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 8,7,5,557CEGC

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 8,7,10,0579CECG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 8,7,5,9579CEGE

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets X,15,14,057912CEG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 8,10,10,9579CGCE

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets X,15,14,1257912CEG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 20,19,17,057912CEGG

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 20,19,17,1757912CEGC

C Major

C Major chord for bass using frets 20,19,17,2157912CEGE