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Beginner

Caug7 Ukulele Chord

Restless and edgy, Caug7 stacks C, E, G#, and A# into a dominant seventh with a raised fifth that refuses to settle. The sound suits jazz turnarounds and funk vamps, pulling hard toward an F chord with a spicy, unstable lean.

Also known as

  • C+7
  • C +7
  • C aug7
  • Caugdom7
  • C augdom7
  • C augmented 7th
  • C augmented seventh

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the four strings, from the top G string (left) to the A string (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Place your index finger on the G string at fret 1 and your middle finger on the A string at fret 1, leaving the C and E strings open. The challenge is keeping those two open strings ringing clearly while the fretting fingers stay arched off them — relax the hand and press just behind the fret.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

AECG 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
AECG 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
AECG 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
AECG 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0

See how Caug7 works with other chords — Progression Generator