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Aliases: C+C+5C augmented

Caug Chord

Below you can find chord diagrams, piano fingerings, guitar fingering, notes, intervals, scales, and arpeggios.

Audible Example

What does a Caug chord sound like?

Caug chord

Piano Fingering

How do you play a Caug chord on the piano?

C
E
G#

Guitar Fingering

How do you play a Caug chord on the guitar?

E
B
G
D
A
E
C
G#
E
C
G#
G#
E
C
G#
E
C
C
G#
E
C
G#
E
E
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Notes

What notes are in a Caug chord?

C - E - G#

Intervals

What intervals are in a Caug chord?

Root Note

Major 3rd

Inversions

What are Caug chord's inversions?

Scales

What scales does a Caug chord fit in?

C

C whole tone

C#

C# harmonic minor

- C# melodic minor

- C# hungarian minor

D

D whole tone

E

E whole tone

- E harmonic major

- E double harmonic major

F#

F# whole tone

G#

G# whole tone

- G# harmonic major

- G# double harmonic major

A

A harmonic minor

- A melodic minor

- A hungarian minor

A#

A# whole tone