C#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

C#+

Augmented

Notes:C# · F · A

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 1 2 1	– 2 1 1 3 1	x C# F A C# F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 5 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x C# A C# F x	hard
x x x 5 6 5	– – – 1 2 1	x x x C# F A	easy · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 9 10 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	C# F x F A x	hard
9 10 9 9 10 9	1 2 1 1 3 1	C# A C# F A C#	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 1 2 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C# F A C# x	medium
x 2 x 5 6 5	– 1 – 2 4 3	x C# x C# F A	hard
9 6 5 5 6 5	4 2 1 1 3 1	C# F A C# F A	hard · barre on fret 5
9 6 9 x 10 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	C# F C# x A x	hard
9 10 9 9 10 x	1 2 1 1 3 –	C# A C# F A x	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 1 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x C# F A x x	easy
x 2 5 x 6 5	– 1 2 – 4 3	x C# A x F A	hard
5 6 5 5 6 5	1 2 1 1 3 1	A F A C# F A	easy · barre on fret 5
9 10 x 9 6 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	C# A x F F x	hard
x x 9 9 10 9	– – 1 1 2 1	x x C# F A C#	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 1 2 1	– 2 – 1 3 1	x C# x A C# F	easy · barre on fret 1

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes C#, F, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open E 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	F
♯5	8	A

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#6 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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#, 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.