Triads
C augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- CEG♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play Caug
About the C augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, Caug has an open-position shape, x32110, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
On piano, Caug has one black key (G♯) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual Caug shape is 1003, using two fingers.
