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C augmented chord

C augmented Diminished & augmented family

Dreamlike and stretched, about to change.

Easiest shape1 of 3

Square: the root. In colour: the sharp 5th, which gives the chord its sound.

Change a finger and see what it becomes

Built from

Croot
Emajor 3rd
G♯sharp 5th

Raising the 5th one fret makes the chord sound like it is rising out of itself.

Tension: Restless

Hear it in a progression

Push to IV
The raised 5th climbs into the next chord. In C major.
Capo and transpose
1. CI
2. CaugI+
3. FIV
4. FIV
Rising line
One note climbs while the rest stay put. In C major.
Capo and transpose
1. CI
2. CaugI+
3. C6I6
4. C7I7

Sounds close

C♯m
Shares 2 of its notes. Both have E and G♯.
E
Shares 2 of its notes. Both have E and G♯.
Fm
Shares 2 of its notes. Both have C and G♯.
A♭
Shares 2 of its notes. Both have C and G♯.