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C augmented · Open position
Caug ukulele chord
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How to play Caug on ukulele
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the C and E strings ring open.
From the G string 1 0 0 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Caug?
Caug, C augmented, is C, E and G♯: the root (C), the major third (E) and the augmented fifth (G♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.
Why do Caug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?
An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, C, E and G♯, and a third more brings you back to C. So Caug has the same notes as the augmented chords on E and G♯.
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