C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 0 3 2 2 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	E G# E G# C x	medium
x 4 3 2 2 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C E G# C x	medium
x 4 3 x 6 5	– 2 1 – 4 3	x C E x E G#	hard
x 4 7 6 6 x	– 1 4 2 3 –	x C G# C E x	medium
x x x 6 6 5	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C E G#	easy
7 0 7 6 6 x	3 – 4 1 2 –	G# G# G# C E x	medium
11 8 7 10 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	C E G# E x x	hard
11 8 x 10 10 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	C E x E G# x	hard
x x 11 10 10 9	– – 4 2 3 1	x x C E G# C	medium
x x 11 10 10 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x C E G# x	easy
x 0 3 2 2 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x G# E G# C x	easy
x 4 3 2 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x C E G# x x	medium
x 4 3 6 x 5	– 2 1 4 – 3	x C E C x G#	hard
x 4 x 6 6 5	– 1 – 3 4 2	x C x C E G#	hard
x 0 7 6 6 5	– – 4 2 3 1	x G# G# C E G#	medium
x 0 7 6 6 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x G# G# C E x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes C, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C
3	4	E
♯5	8	G#

More C chords

C Cm C7 C°C9 Cmaj7 Cm7 C7♯5 C7♭5 C6 Cm6 Cm7♭5 C°7 Csus2 Csus4 Cadd9 Cmaj9 Cm9 C5

Other roots

C#+D+D#+E+F+F#+G+G#+A+A#+B+

See C+ in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.