C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) 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
0 3 4 3 3 3	– 1 2 1 1 1	C G# E G# C G#	easy · barre on fret 3
x 7 4 3 3 3	– 3 2 1 1 1	x C E G# C G#	hard · barre on fret 3
4 7 8 7 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	E C G# C x x	hard
0 7 8 7 7 7	– 1 2 1 1 1	C C G# C E C	easy · barre on fret 7
0 11 8 11 11 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	C E G# E G# x	medium
12 11 12 11 11 11	2 1 3 1 1 1	C E C E G# E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 3 4 3 3 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	C G# E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 7 4 3 7 3	– 3 2 1 4 1	x C E G# E G#	hard · barre on fret 3
8 7 4 7 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	G# C E C x x	hard
x 7 8 7 7 7	– 1 2 1 1 1	x C G# C E C	easy · barre on fret 7
0 11 8 11 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	C E G# E x x	medium
0 11 12 11 11 11	– 1 2 1 1 1	C E C E G# E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 3 4 3 x x	– 1 2 1 – –	C G# E G# x x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 3 4 3 3 3	2 1 3 1 1 1	E G# E G# C G#	easy · barre on fret 3
4 7 8 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	E C G# x x x	hard
0 7 8 7 7 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	C C 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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.