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Tense

C Augmented

C · E · G#

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Shape 1 · difficulty 3/10

CDE
MajorMinorDominant 7thMinor 7thMajor 7thDiminishedAugmentedSuspended 2ndSuspended 4th
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About the Caug chord

Caug is a C augmented chord built from C, E, G#. Restless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.

Root

C

Quality

Augmented

Chord tones

C E G#

Shapes

1 · beginner

Notes & intervals

Every augmented chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Caug, that gives you:

C

root1

Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.

E

major third3

The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.

G#

augmented fifth♯5

The sharpened fifth keeps climbing, so the chord never settles.

Character & mood

TenseRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Caug on ukulele?

Caug is one of the first chords most players learn. The first shape is the easiest voicing: 2 fretted strings and 2 open strings. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the G string. Put your pinky finger on the 3rd fret of the A string. Leave the C and E strings open. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in a Caug chord?

Caug is C, E, G#. That is a augmented triad (root, major third, augmented fifth). Play them in any order and you still get Caug.

What makes Caug a augmented chord?

Restless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord. Chord quality is the interval pattern above the root. That pattern is what you hear as augmented.

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