To get into open C from standard tuning ... You’ve gone to the trouble of tuning to a major chord. Well, that means any barre across the strings like this is a major chord, too!

Step 1: This four-bar chord progression in C major (C - Am - Em - F), has all the chords played in ‘root position’ - with the root note as the lowest note. Played this way, the chords jump around the ...