Confusion about C Major Chord on guitar
I was reading the article about major scales here -> www.lotusmusic.com/lm_chordnames.html and was trying to look at the C Major chord on my guitar.
In the article it says that the triad consists of C E and G. But when I am looking at how i play a C chord on the guitar i am pressing C(B first fret) E(D second fret) and C(A third fret).
This confuses me? Where is the G and why do I play a second C?
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The G is on the third string open. Sometimes open strings will give one of the notes needed for a chord.
There are other ways to play a C major chord at that position (open). As well as the three fingers used, bottom string 3rd fret can play another G, making a second inversion. Or - it can be played open (it's another chord tone - E), along with the rest. Or, press top (thin) string on 3rd fret, for yet another G note. Since there's an E played on 4th string, it doesn't matter that the top E has been replaced by a G. So many options...
You play a second C because you can. You don't have to, but on guitar, playing a triad on an instrument that can make six different notes at the same time, it's often the way chords, especially triads, get played. Some chords will have three of the same note names in different octaves. Nothing wrong there.
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