What notes are in the Abaug chord?

Abaug contains Ab, C, E. Its formula is 1-3-#5.

What is the easiest way to play Abaug?

Try 4 3 2 1 x x (Movable shape (1st fret)). It uses 4 fretted notes and no barre.

What key is Abaug in?

Abaug belongs to F harmonic minor (as the III+ chord).

Is Abaug the same as G#aug?

Yes. Ab and G# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Abaug and G#aug use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Abaug chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Abaug?

Yes. A capo lets you play Abaug with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Why do augmented chords share shapes?

An augmented chord is three major 3rds stacked, so the same notes form an augmented chord on each of its notes: move any Abaug shape up 4 frets and you get the same chord.

Abaug Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Abaug Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play A Flat Augmented (Charts)

Abaug chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as abaug chord, abaug guitar chord and how to play Abaug.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Easy 3-string version
x x x 1 1 0

Movable shape (1st fret)
4 3 2 1 x x

Movable shape (2nd fret)
4 3 2 5 x x

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Abaug (A flat augmented) on guitar, play x x x 1 1 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the easy 3-string version shape). The chord contains Ab, C, E. If that is hard, use the easier shape 4 3 2 1 x x, which needs 4 fretted notes.

Abaug chord facts

Chord	Abaug (A flat augmented)
Other names	Ab+, Ab#5, G#aug (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Ab, C, E
Intervals	Ab (root), C (major 3rd), E (augmented 5th)
Formula	1-3-#5
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Abaug on guitar?

The main shape is x x x 1 1 0 (Easy 3-string version). Finger by finger:

Put your index finger (1) on the G string at fret 1 (Ab, the root).
Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 1 (C, the major 3rd).