C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

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

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 2 1 0 0 3	4 2 1 – – 3	C E G# C E C	hard
5 2 x 4 4 x	4 1 – 2 3 –	C E x E G# x	hard
x x 5 4 4 3	– – 4 2 3 1	x x C E G# C	medium
5 6 5 4 0 x	2 4 3 1 – –	C G# C E E x	medium
5 6 5 0 0 x	1 2 1 – – –	C G# C C E x	easy · barre on fret 5
9 6 9 0 0 7	3 1 4 – – 2	E G# E C E E	medium
x 10 9 8 0 7	– 4 3 2 – 1	x C E G# E E	medium
x 10 9 8 8 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x C E G# C x	medium
x 10 9 0 0 11	– 2 1 – – 3	x C E C E G#	medium
x 10 x 12 12 11	– 1 – 3 4 2	x C x C E G#	hard
x x x 12 12 11	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C E G#	easy
5 2 5 0 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C E C C G# x	medium
5 2 5 x 4 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	C E C x G# x	hard
5 x x 4 4 3	4 – – 2 3 1	C x x E G# C	hard
x x 5 4 4 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x C E G# x	easy
5 6 5 0 0 7	1 2 1 – – 3	C G# C C E E	medium · barre on fret 5

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 G 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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.