C+ chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

○✕1423CECEG#
C+
Augmented
Notes:C · E · G#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 3 2 2 x1 – 4 2 3 –C E C E G# xmedium
x x 3 2 2 x– – 3 1 2 –x x C E G# xeasy
x x 3 6 6 5– – 1 3 4 2x x C G# C Emedium
x 4 7 6 6 x– 1 4 2 3 –x G# E G# C xmedium
x 8 x 6 6 5– 4 – 2 3 1x C x G# C Ehard
x 8 7 6 6 x– 4 3 1 2 –x C E G# C xmedium
x 8 7 x 10 9– 2 1 – 4 3x C E x E G#hard
x 8 11 10 10 x– 1 4 2 3 –x C G# C E xmedium
x x x 10 10 9– – – 2 3 1x x x C E G#easy
x 0 11 10 10 x– – 3 1 2 –x E G# C E xeasy
1 0 x 2 2 11 – – 3 4 2C E x E G# Chard
x x 3 2 2 5– – 3 1 2 4x x C E G# Emedium
x x 3 6 x 5– – 1 3 – 2x x C G# x Ehard
x 4 x 6 6 5– 1 – 3 4 2x G# x G# C Ehard
x 8 7 6 x 5– 4 3 2 – 1x C E G# x Ehard
x 8 7 6 x x– 3 2 1 – –x C E G# x xmedium

The C+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes C, E, G#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – B Standard 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
34E
♯58G#

More C chords

Other roots

See C+ in another tuning

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.