Aaug Chord on Guitar

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Aaug is a augmented chord made of 3 notes: A, C♯, E♯. It sounds eerie and expectant, and you hear it in a step between a chord and the next, for example in a rising line.

The library above opens on Aaug with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.

Notes in Aaug

Note	Degree	Interval from A	Semitones
A	1	root	0
C♯	3	major third	4
E♯	♯5	augmented fifth	8

Formula: 1 – 3 – ♯5.

How to play Aaug

Open positionBeginnerx0322x

Fret 1Beginnerxxx221

Fret 3Beginner543xxx

Fret 6Beginnerxx766x

Fret 10Beginnerx(12)(11)(10)xx

Fret 13Beginnerxxx(14)(14)(13)

Open position (root on the 5th string), step by step

1st finger (index): 3rd string, 2nd fret (A, the root).
2nd finger (middle): 2nd string, 2nd fret (C♯, the major third).
3rd finger (ring): 4th string, 3rd fret (E♯, the sharp fifth).
Let the 5th string ring open (A).
Strum from the 5th string, and keep the 6th string and 1st string quiet (touch the muted string lightly with the finger next to it).

Tips

The open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (xx766x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.

Where Aaug fits

Aaug is not built from one major or minor scale, so it works as a colour or passing chord. A step between a chord and the next, for example in a rising line.