C♯aug
Augmented · C♯ – E♯ – A
- C♯R
- E♯3
- A♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the C♯aug chord
The C♯aug chord (augmented) is made up of 3 notes — C♯ is the root, E♯ the major third and A the augmented fifth. The fifth is raised a semitone, stacking two major thirds for its unsettled, floating quality.
On guitar, C♯aug chords sit higher up the neck: x43221, around the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Augmented triads stretch the fifth upward for an eerie, suspended feel that rarely sits still.
Common questions
- What notes are in the C♯aug chord?
- The C♯aug chord contains the notes C♯, E♯ and A.
- How do you play C♯aug on guitar?
- A common shape is x43221. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the C♯aug chord?
- The C♯aug chord is built from the root (C♯), a major third (E♯) and an augmented fifth (A).
- Is C♯aug the same as D♭aug?
- Yes — C♯ and D♭ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so C♯aug and D♭aug are the same chord. MobileChords spells it C♯aug.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open C♯aug in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.