Caug Guitar Chord

How to play Caug: an augmented built on C, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.

Chord Diagram

X
A common voicing

The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 1 open string, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.

More Voicings of Caug

The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to C. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.

8XX
Fret 8

Notes & Intervals in Caug

NoteCEG#
IntervalR3#5

Caug is an augmented with C as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C, E, G#. This voicing sounds every chord tone.

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