How come on piano chords lets take C for example is c is lowest e is middle and g is highest?

Question

But when ever I read guitar tabs c is on the b string which higher than the strings e and g fall on is it that on a guitar I can pair any c-e-g and still get a c chord

Answer 1

It all depends on the overall shape of the melody, what the previous chord is etc. There are many chords with a C note (C maj. C7, C Maj7, Cm, Fmaj, Fm, D7, Am, etc. etc.) that will sound fine in isolation when playing a single C note but there are many other considerations to take into account when deciding what the correct chord should be.

Answer 2

Well your common open C major chord on the guitar has the notes C E G C E (from low to high).



Any combination of C E and G notes is a C major chord.

Answer 3

Those are different inversions.



C MAJOR

C Major root chord on the piano, it's C-E-G. C Major 1st inversion chord, it's E-G-C. C Major 2nd inversion chord, it's G-C-E.



C MINOR

C minor root chord on the piano is C-Eb-G. C minor 1st inversion chord, is Eb-G-C. C minor 2nd inversion chord is G-C-Eb.



C DIMINISHED

C diminished root chord on the piano is C-Eb-Gb. C diminished 1st inversion chord, Eb-Gb-C. C diminished 2nd inversion chord is Gb-C-Eb.



C AUGMENTED

C augmented root chord on the piano is C-E-G#. C augmented 1st inversion chord, E-G#-C. C augmented 2nd inversion is G#-C-E.



A chord consisting of only C-E-G is a C chord (the notes can be repeated).

Answer 4

uuh not sure what you mean but yeah if you have the notes c e g you can form a classic triad major c chord, all over the neck, there are several ways to play a c major chord.