C Major Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The C Major scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D E F G A B

Tuning: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|--2---3---5-|
B|--0---2---3-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---2-----|
A|--0---1---3-|
D|--2---3---5-|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--5---7-----|
B|--2---3---5-|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--3---5---6-|
D|--5---7-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--7---9--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--5---7-----|
D|--4---5---7-|
A|--5---6---8-|
D|--7---9--10-|

CAGED - E Shape

d|-10--12-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---9--10-|
A|--8--10-----|
D|--9--10--12-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-12--14--15-|
B|-10--12-----|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|-10--12--13-|
D|-12--14--15-|

3NPS - First Position

d|-10--12--14-|
B|--8--10--12-|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|-10--12--13-|
D|-12--14--15-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 2`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`12 12 12 10 10 12`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
III	Em	E G B	`2 2 2 0 0 2`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 7 9 9 8 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 7 5 4 5 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`3 3 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 6 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`5 2 0 0 0 5`
V	G	G B D	`5 5 5 4 3 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`7 7 7 5 5 7`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 12 10 9 10 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 9`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 2`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 3`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 2`
III	Em7	E G B D	`2 2 0 0 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 8 7 5 5 7`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 8 10 9 10 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`5 5 5 7 6 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 10 12 10 12 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 10 9 10 8 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 2`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 7`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`7 7 5 5 5 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 0 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 8 10 9 10 x`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 10 12 10 12 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 5 5 5 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 7 9 8 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
I	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 10`
IV	F	F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
V	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
V	G	G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 9 9 8 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: C – Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---|
D|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3---|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
D|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------0-------3-------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: C – Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---|7-------------------------------------------------------5-------|
D|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|7-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---7---8---7---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|2---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|0-------------------------------------------------------3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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