What notes are in a Caug chord?

Caug is C, E, G#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of C.

How do you play Caug on guitar?

5th String Root Augmented: x 3 2 1 1 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Caug?

Scales on C that contain every note of Caug: C Phrygian Dominant, C Lydian Augmented, C Altered, C Whole Tone, C Mixolydian b6, C Ionian #5.

Guitar chord · Augmented

Caug chord (C Augmented)

Unsettled major triad with a raised 5th degree creating suspense.

Notes CEG#

Formula 1 3 ♯5

Shapes 1 on this page

Caug chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, C.

5th String Root Augmented x 3 2 1 1 x

Interactive chord diagram

Caug on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Caug

These scales start on C and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Caug is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Caug chord?: Caug is C, E, G#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of C.
How do you play Caug on guitar?: 5th String Root Augmented: x 3 2 1 1 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Caug?: Scales on C that contain every note of Caug: C Phrygian Dominant, C Lydian Augmented, C Altered, C Whole Tone, C Mixolydian b6, C Ionian #5.

Augmented chords in every key

Caug C#aug Daug Ebaug Eaug Faug F#aug Gaug Abaug Aaug Bbaug Baug