C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

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

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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.