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C augmented guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 62 playable shapes
About the chord
C augmented guitar chord
The C augmented augmented chord features a raised fifth G♯, creating an ambiguous, floating sound. Its symmetrical structure generates a sense of tension and movement, often used in jazz and cinematic music to enhance harmonic complexity.
Root note: C
Quality: augmented
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 62
Chord tones
CEG♯
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
C Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
E Major Third 3
This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.
G♯ Augmented Fifth ♯5
The raised fifth adds lift, drama, and a more unsettled color.
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