Caug
C augmented
Notes
C – E – G♯
Formula
1 – 3 – ♯5
A root, a major third and an augmented fifth — two stacked major thirds.
To build Caug, start on C and stack the intervals 3, ♯5 above it.
On piano
On guitar
Shapes generated and checked against the chord engine, standard tuning.
x–3–2–1–1–0Open in Explorer
OOpen
Fret 1
Fret 1
Fret 2
Fret 3
✕Muted
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x–3–6–5–5–0Open in Explorer
OOpen
Fret 5
Fret 5
Fret 6
Fret 3
✕Muted
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8–7–6–5–x–xOpen in Explorer
✕Muted
✕Muted
Fret 5
Fret 6
Fret 7
Fret 8
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