About the Caug Baritone chord
Play Caug on Baritone ukulele with the 2 1 1 0 shape in DGBE tuning.
Place your index finger on the 1st fret of the G string, your middle finger on the 1st fret of the B string, and your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the D string. Leave the E string open. Strum all four strings and check that each one rings cleanly.
Read the frets across D, G, B and E. A 0 means open and x means mute. These fingerings are for Baritone strings. A Standard gCEA chart uses different shapes for the same chord names.
Root
C
Quality
Augmented
Notes
C · E · G#
How the Caug chord works
C
Root (1)
The home note. It gives the chord its name.
E
Major third (3)
The major-third interval that establishes the chord's major base.
G#
Augmented fifth (♯5)
A raised fifth that expands the triad.