C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Sebastopol, DADF#AD

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

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

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 D 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 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.