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How to Play the C Augmented Chord on Guitar

C Augmented Chord Overview

Notes

C-E-G♯

Interval Build & Degrees

I-III-♯V (Root, Major Third, and Sharp Fifth)

Tab

X-3-2-1-1-0 (X-C-E-G♯-C-E)

C Augmented Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play C Augmented:

1. Place your pinky on the third fret of the fifth string
2. Place your ring finger on the second fret of the fourth string
3. Place your index finger on the first fret of the third string
4. Place your middle finger on the first fret of the second string
5. Leave the first string open
6. Strum from the fifth string downwards

Common C Augmented Voicings on Guitar

C Augmented (6th string root)

8-7-6-5-X-X

C Augmented First Inversion

X-X-X-9-9-8

C Augmented Second Inversion

X-X-13-13-12

Famous Songs That Use the C Augmented Chord

  • Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles
  • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles

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