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The Ultimate C Chord
My wacky C chord with only C notes.

Category: Chords Instrument: Ukulele Subjects(s): Chords

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The Ultimate C Chord

You can’t play this chord on many other stringed instruments other than the ukulele. This is the ultimate C chord with only two C notes. In high G, C tuning three are the exact same C notes and a middle C.

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High G, C Tuning Standard Notation

(Curt: Had to guess about how to show three of the same notes in the same staff. Seems music notation programs I have can only handle two. Tried all three of my music notations programs: Sibelius, Notion, and MuseScore.

Low G, C Tuning Standard Notation

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