C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop F#

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

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

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 F# 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 F# F#-C#-F#-B-D#-G#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.