Caug chord
Strange and suspended in mid-air. The raised fifth divides the octave evenly, so the chord has no natural home.
C augmented · 1 voicing
Notes in Caug
How to Play Caug
Movable, root on 5th string
x 3 6 5 5 4
Numbers under each diagram are frets, string 6 (thickest) to string 1. x means don't play that string; 0 means play it open.
How Caug Relates to Other Chords
Caug contains exactly the same notes as Eaug and A♭aug. Augmented triads divide the octave evenly, so each one names three chords at once.
Playing tips for Caug
Caughas no standard open-position shape, so every voicing here is movable — the same finger pattern works at any fret, and sliding it changes the chord's root. Barre with the flat edge of your index finger, slightly rolled toward the headstock, rather than the soft centre of the pad.
If a string buzzes or sounds dead, the usual causes are a fingertip leaning against it, not quite enough pressure, or a finger too far behind the fret. Play each string one at a time to find which one is failing before adjusting the whole shape — and make sure your guitar is in tune first, since an out-of-tune string will make a correct shape sound wrong. Use our free online tuner to check.
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