C#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

○✕1342C#AFAF
C#+
Augmented
Notes:C# · F · A
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
FAC#C#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 0 1 x1 3 4 – 2 –C# A F A F xmedium
x 2 3 4 5 2– 1 2 3 4 1x A F C# A Amedium · barre on fret 2
x 6 3 4 5 x– 4 1 2 3 –x C# F C# A xmedium
5 6 7 4 x x2 3 4 1 – –F C# A C# x xmedium
x 6 7 8 5 x– 2 3 4 1 –x C# A F A xmedium
x 6 7 8 9 6– 1 2 3 4 1x C# A F C# C#medium · barre on fret 6
x x 7 8 9 x– – 1 2 3 –x x A F C# xmedium
9 10 11 8 x x2 3 4 1 – –A F C# F x xmedium
x x 11 12 9 10– – 3 4 1 2x x C# A C# Fmedium
x x 11 12 x 10– – 2 3 – 1x x C# A x Fhard
1 2 3 0 x x1 2 3 – – –C# A F A x xmedium
x 6 3 x 5 2– 4 2 – 3 1x C# F x A Ahard
x 6 3 x 5 6– 3 1 – 2 4x C# F x A C#hard
5 6 x 4 5 x2 4 – 1 3 –F C# x C# A xhard
x 6 x 8 5 6– 2 – 4 1 3x C# x F A C#hard
x 6 7 8 x x– 1 2 3 – –x C# A F x xmedium

The C#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes C#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST) 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#
34F
♯58A

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#, F, A.

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.