C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.