C Power (5) Chord on 8-String Guitar
Play C Power (5) on 8-String Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C Power (5) chord is a power chord (root and fifth, no third), neutral between major and minor and a staple of rock and metal. It is built from the notes C, G. This page shows how to play C Power (5) on 8-String Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 3 frets, with no open strings in it. The F#, D, G, B and E strings stay silent, so 3 of 8 sound. C falls on the B string. It sounds from C2 up to C3. 4 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 8.
8-String Guitar is tuned F#–B–E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.