C+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop C

in Drop C (C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

○○○○11334422CCG#G#CCG#G#CCEE
C+
Augmented
Notes:C · E · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2C C G# G# C C G# G# C C E Emedium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 3 3 2 2– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x C C x x G# G# C C E Ehard
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x C C E E G# G# C C x xmedium
0 0 x x 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2C C x x E E C C E E G# G#hard
0 0 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2C C C C C C C C E E G# G#medium
x x x x 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x C C C C E E G# G#easy
0 0 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –C C E E G# G# C C E E x xmedium
0 0 9 9 8 8 x x x x x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –C C E E G# G# x x x x x xeasy
0 0 9 9 0 0 11 11 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2C C E E C C E E G# G# C Cmedium
x x x x 0 0 11 11 11 11 10 10– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x C C E E G# G# C Ceasy
x x x x 0 0 11 11 11 11 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x C C E E G# G# x xeasy
x x x x 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x C C G# G# C C E Eeasy
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 x x 2 2– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x C C E E G# G# x x E Ehard
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x C C E E G# G# x x x xmedium
0 0 5 5 4 4 x x 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 3 3C C C C E E x x E E G# G#hard
x x 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x C C C C C C E E G# G#medium

The C+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes C, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
34E
♯58G#

More C chords

Other roots

See C+ in another tuning

What notes make up the C+ chord?

C+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes C, E, G#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.