I'm playing an open C chord with my pinky on the 3rd fret of the high E.
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That's simply a C chord :wink:
To elaborate further, it has a high G note (5th) instead of the usual high E (3rd). This will make it sound a little different and is often used as a melodic variation. You can also use the pinky to play the D (9th) on the 2nd string 3rd fret for a further melodic variation (Cadd9).
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I'm playing an open C chord with my pinky on the 3rd fret of the high E.
I think this is a chord that shows your finger is coming along nicely! :D
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Ha TR well it's something that I do have a bit of a problem with but I can do it, it's now become the yardstick I am measuring my progress.
The reason I was asking for the name is that my instructor called it a "kind of" C6 chord but looking up all the inversions of a C6 that fingering wasn't one of them. I was looking for an easier way to play it while my finger was on the mend.
Looks like I can play pretty much everything (somethings are a bit slow)but I don't think I'll ever get full range of motion back.
"It's all about stickin it to the man!"
It's a long way to the top if you want to rock n roll!
It's not any kind of C6 chord - a C6 requires an A note. If you played it with the 5th string open, that would be C6... at least in some contexts; the notes are the same as for an Am7 chord.
A C chord is any combination of notes that includes C, E, G, and nothing else. There are lots of ways (100+) to play a C chord on the guitar, and about as many ways to play a C6.
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