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C augmented chord

Symbol: C+ · Notes: C – E – G♯

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• C: root
• E: major third
• G♯: augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: C – E – G♯
• 1st inversion: E – G♯ – C
• 2nd inversion: G♯ – C – E

Other C chords

C · Cm · C7 · Cmaj7 · Cm7 · Csus2 · Csus4 · Cdim · C6 · Cm6 · Cadd9 · Cdim7 · Cm7♭5

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