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CGCGCE Guitar Tuner

CGCGCE Open C - Guitar tuning, chords & scales

Description - Open C

It uses the three notes that form the triad of a C major chord: C the root note\; G the perfect fifth; and E the major third. Used by Justin Hayward \(Moody Blues\) acoustic guitar on Question \(Question of Balance LP\). Also used extensively by John Butler.

C
G
C
G
C
E

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Capos for CGCGCE

Capo Tuning Name
-3 AEAEAC# Bustec Bicycle
-2 A#FA#FA#D OpenBb
-1 BF#BF#BD# Open B Major
0 CGCGCE Open C
1 C#G#C#G#C#F Bad Boy Open C#
2 DADADF# Math Rocky Vibe
5 FCFCFA Fmaj Tuning (open F Version Of Open C)

Scales for CGCGCE

A A# B C C# D

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Songs tuned to CGCGCE

Artist Song Album Tab
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Ewan Dobson Time Ewan Dobson View Tab
Ewan Dobson Time 2 Ewan Dobson II
Ewan Dobson Happy Hardcore Ewan Dobson
Ewan Dobson Eurodance
Ewan Dobson Blood and Ice Ewan Dobson
Ewan Dobson Korobeiniki Ewan Dobson
Ewan Dobson Disk Read Error Ewan Dobson II

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C Major

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3
  • C4
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4
  • C5
  • C5
  • E5
  • G5
  • E5
  • G5
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G Major

  • C3
  • D3
  • G3
  • G3
  • B3
  • D4
  • C4
  • D4
  • G4
  • G4
  • B4
  • D5
  • C5
  • D5
  • G5
  • E5
  • G5
  • B5
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F Major

  • C3
  • F3
  • G3
  • A3
  • C4
  • C4
  • F4
  • G4
  • A4
  • C5
  • C5
  • F5
  • E5
  • F5
  • A5
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E Major

  • C3
  • E3
  • G3
  • G3#
  • B3
  • C4
  • E4
  • G4
  • G4#
  • B4
  • C5
  • E5
  • E5
  • G5#
  • B5
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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • -2
  • -2
  • 0
  • 1
  • 0
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