C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note E

Root

Type

Tuning

C+

Augmented

Notes:C · E · G#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 1 1 0	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C E G# C E	easy
x x x 5 5 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C E G#	easy
8 5 8 5 9 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	C E C C G# E	hard · barre on fret 5
8 9 8 9 9 8	1 2 1 3 4 1	C G# C E G# C	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 0 1 1 x	– 1 – 2 3 –	x C E G# C x	easy
0 5 4 5 5 4	– 2 1 3 4 1	E E G# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
8 5 8 5 9 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	C E C C G# x	hard · barre on fret 5
8 9 8 9 9 0	1 2 1 3 4 –	C G# C E G# E	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 0 1 x x	– 1 – 2 – –	x C E G# x x	easy
4 5 4 5 5 0	1 2 1 3 4 –	G# E G# C E E	medium · barre on fret 4
8 5 0 5 9 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	C E E C G# E	hard
8 9 8 9 9 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	C G# C E G# x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 1 0 1 x 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x C E G# x E	easy
4 5 4 5 5 4	1 2 1 3 4 1	G# E G# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
8 5 0 9 9 0	2 1 – 3 4 –	C E E E G# E	hard
x x 8 9 9 8	– – 1 2 3 1	x x C E G# C	easy · barre on fret 8

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 Em 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 Em 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, 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.