C Major Chord on Terz Guitar
Play C Major on Terz Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C Major chord is a bright, stable major triad — one of the first chords most players learn. It is built from the notes C, E, G. This page shows how to play C Major on Terz Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and G strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2. The G string stays silent, so 5 of 6 sound. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from C3 up to G4.
Terz Guitar is tuned G–C–F–A#–D–G, with 15 frets to work with. Guitar shapes work unchanged on terz guitar — finger them exactly as charted; every shape sounds a minor third higher than on guitar.
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.