C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

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

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 E 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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.