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Caug7 Guitar Chord

Combines the tension of an augmented fifth with a dominant seventh. Typical of jazz and blues turnarounds — a chord with a strong pull toward resolution.

Guitar

Strings X–3–2–3–X–4

How to play the Caug7 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–2–3–X–4 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 3 · middle finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Do not play
1st string (high E) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Caug7 chord

Other names: C augmented 7th, C+7, C aug7

Music theory name: augmented seventh chord

Common name: C augmented seven chord

Intervals and tones in Caug7 chord

Note Interval
C Root
E Major 3rd
Ab Augmented 5th
B Minor 7th

All Variations

Open
X–3–2–3–X–4
Fret 3
X–3–6–3–5–4
Fret 8
8–X–8–9–9–0
Fret 10
X–X–10–13–11–12

More chords with C as the root

The same chord type in other keys