Ev'rything I Love in C

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A
Caug7
Gaug7
C/E
Caug7

Chord Diagrams — Ev'rything I Love in C (Guitar)

Display
FingerNoteDegree
CMaj7
EADGBE231
3frEADGBE1113245frEADGBE111xx410frEADGBE333xx1
Caug7
EADGBEx213x4
3frEADGBE11x4328frEADGBE1x23410frEADGBExx1423
FMaj7
EADGBExx321
EADGBE1114233frEADGBE11x3338frEADGBE111324
Em7
EADGBE2
EADGBE114237frEADGBE1111328frEADGBExx2314
A7
EADGBEx23
EADGBE111x25frEADGBE1111327frEADGBEx1324
Dm7
EADGBExx312
5frEADGBE1111326frEADGBExx231410frEADGBE111113
Gaug7
EADGBE4312
EADGBE1x234x5frEADGBExx142310frEADGBE11x432
C6
EADGBEx4231
3frEADGBE3333x17frEADGBE2x143x8frEADGBE11x324
C/E
EADGBEx321
3frEADGBE1112345frEADGBE111xx48frEADGBE111342
Caug
EADGBE11x32x
3frEADGBEx1423x5frEADGBE11432x8frEADGBExx4231
F
EADGBE111342
3frEADGBE11x2435frEADGBE1114328frEADGBE111234
Fm7
EADGBE111113
3frEADGBExx14238frEADGBE1111329frEADGBExx2314
A♯7
EADGBE111x34
6frEADGBE1111328frEADGBE11x32411frEADGBEx3241x
D♯Maj7
EADGBE11333x
3frEADGBE111x436frEADGBE1113248frEADGBE111xx4
G7
EADGBE321
3frEADGBE1111325frEADGBE11x32410frEADGBE111134
B7
EADGBEx2134
EADGBE1111344frEADGBE111xx27frEADGBE111132
E
EADGBE231
2frEADGBExx12434frEADGBE1114327frEADGBE111234
E7
EADGBE21
5frEADGBEx3241x7frEADGBE1111349frEADGBE111xx2
Am7
EADGBEx21
EADGBEx23145frEADGBE1111137frEADGBE11x423
Gm7
3frEADGBE111113
5frEADGBE11x4238frEADGBE11x23410frEADGBE111132
C7
EADGBEx3241
3frEADGBE1111345frEADGBE111xx28frEADGBE111132
D7
EADGBExx213
3frEADGBEx3241x5frEADGBE11113410frEADGBE111132
C/G
3frEADGBE111234
EADGBEx3215frEADGBE111xx48frEADGBE111342
A7♭9
EADGBE11x23
5frEADGBE1114236frEADGBE11xx2311frEADGBE11x234
G7♭9
EADGBE11324
EADGBE111x234frEADGBE11xx239frEADGBE11x234
C
EADGBEx321
3frEADGBE1112345frEADGBE111xx48frEADGBE111342

Ev'rything I Love in C

Key of C

With no sharps or flats, C major is the theoretical home base on guitar. The open G, B, and high E strings all belong to the C major chord, creating natural sustain. C is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open B and high E strings ring within the scale, and every basic chord uses familiar open shapes. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through C to C (ascending unison), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to E (descending half step), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to C (ascending unison), C to C (ascending unison), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to F (ascending unison), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G (ascending major third), G to B (ascending major third), B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to E (ascending unison), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to G (descending whole step), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to D (ascending whole step), D to C (descending whole step), C to A (descending minor third), A to G (descending whole step), G to C (ascending perfect fourth). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C to C by unison.

Scales for Improvisation

C major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, C Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 32 bars · Form: A

Chords: CMaj7, Caug7, FMaj7, Em7, A7, Dm7, Gaug7, C6, C/E, Caug, F, Fm7, A♯7, D♯Maj7, G7, B7, E, E7, Am7, Gm7, C7, D7, C/G, A7♭9, G7♭9, C.

Scales for Improvisation C bebop, C bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of C