Open C Guitar Tuning  -  CGCGCE

3  Basic Chord Progressions

C Major (I) - G Major (V)

Slide 2nd finger back and forth along the 4th string

 
E|| | |1| | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | |3|
C|| | | | | |
 
E|| | |4| | |
C|| |3| | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| |2| | | |
G|| | | | | |
Cx | | | | |

C Major (I) - G Major (V)

Hammer on & pull off 2nd & 3rd fingers

 
E|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
 
Ex | | | | |
C|| |3| | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| |2| | | |
G|| | | | | |
Cx |x| | | |

C Major (I) - A Minor (vi)

Hammer on & pull off 2nd & 3rd or 3rd & 4th fingers

 
E|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
 
E|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |3| | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |2| | | |
C|| | | | | |

C Major (I) - A Minor (vi)

Slide 3rd finger back and forth along the 5th string

 
E|| | |1| | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | |3|
C|| | | | | |
 
E|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |4| | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |3| | | |
C|| | | | | |

C Major (I) - A Minor (vi)

Keep 2nd & 3rd fingers in place

 
E|| | |1| | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | |3|
C|| | | | | |
 
E|| | | | |4|
C|| | | | | |
G|| |1| | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | |3|
C|| | | | | |

E Minor (iii) - F Major (IV)

Slide 2nd & 3rd fingers
(top string optional for F)

 
E|| | |1| | |
C|| | | |3| |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | | |
Cx | | | | |
 
E|| | | | |4?|
C|| | | | |3|
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | |2|
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |

E Minor (iii) - G Major (V)

Slide 2nd & 3rd fingers

 
E|| | |1| | |
C|| | | |3| |
G|| | | | | |
C|| | | |2| |
G|| | | | | |
Cx | | | | |
 
E|| | |4| | |
C|| |3| | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| |2| | | |
G|| | | | | |
C|| |?| | | |

F Major (IV) - A Minor (vi)

Hammer on / pull off 1st finger, can be 3rd & 4th fingers instead of 2nd & 3rd

 
E||1| | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |3| | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |2| | | |
C|| | | | | |
 
E|| | | | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |3| | | |
C|| | | | | |
G|| |2| | | |
C|| | | | | |