C augmented Chord (Caug) & C augmented 7th (Caug7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
C augmented chord, abbreviated as
Caug or
C+.
The
C augmented triad
consists of the notes
C,
E
and
GāÆ. The 2 inversions to the C augmented triad are
E G# C
and
G# C E.
The
C augmented 7th chord, abbreviated as
Caug7 or
C+7, has the notes
C,
E,
GāÆ
and
Bā. The
3 inversions to the C augmented 7th chord are
E G# Bā C,
G# Bā C E
and
Bā C E G#.
The intervals of the
C augmented chord
are the
root (C) ,
major third (E)
and
augmented fifth (GāÆ). With the
C augmented 7th chord, there's an additional
minor seventh (Bā).
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guitar chord diagrams for the
C augmented and C augmented7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
C augmented Chord on Piano
āØļø hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
C augmented chord
notes: C E GāÆ
- C
- E
- GāÆ
C augmented 1st inversion
notes: E G# C
- E
- GāÆ
- C
C augmented 2nd inversion
notes: G# C E
- GāÆ
- C
- E
C augmented 7th chord
notes: C E G⯠Bā
- C
- E
- GāÆ
- Bā
C augmented 7th 1st inversion
notes: E G# Bā C
- E
- GāÆ
- Bā
- C
C augmented 7th 2nd inversion
notes: G# Bā C E
- GāÆ
- Bā
- C
- E
C augmented 7th 3rd inversion
notes: Bā C E G#
- Bā
- C
- E
- GāÆ
šø C augmented Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the C augmented chord and the C augmented 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
C augmented 7th Guitar Chords
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majDāmajDmajDāÆmajEāmajEmajFmajFāÆmajGāmajGmajGāÆmajAāmajAmajAāÆmajBāmajBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min DāminDminD♯minEāminEminFminF♯minGāminGminG♯minAāminAminA♯minBāminBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimEādimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimBādimBdimAugmented Chords
C♯aug DāaugDaugD♯augEāaugEaugFaugF♯augGāaugGaugG♯augAāaugAaugA♯augBāaugBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7Eā7F♯7Aā7Bā7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9Eā9F♯9Aā9Bā9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano Samples
The piano samples used for this C augmented chord reference are from ā Salamander Grand Piano V3 ā by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.