What notes are in the Aaug chord?

Aaug contains A, C#, E#. Its formula is 1-3-#5.

What is the easiest way to play Aaug?

Try x x x 2 2 1 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

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

Why does my Aaug 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 Aaug?

Yes. A capo lets you play Aaug 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 Aaug shape up 4 frets and you get the same chord.

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

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

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.

Open position
x 0 3 2 2 x

Easy 3-string version
x x x 2 2 1

Alternate open shape (1st fret)
x 0 3 2 2 1

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 Aaug (A augmented) on guitar, play x 0 3 2 2 x from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains A, C#, E#. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 2 2 1, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Aaug chord facts

Chord	Aaug (A augmented)
Other names	A+, A#5
Notes	A, C#, E#
Intervals	A (root), C# (major 3rd), E# (augmented 5th)
Formula	1-3-#5
Difficulty	Beginner
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Aaug on guitar?

The main shape is x 0 3 2 2 x (Open position). Finger by finger:

Put your index finger (1) on the G string at fret 2 (A, the root).
Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 2 (C#, the major 3rd).
Put your ring finger (3) on the D string at fret 3 (E#, the augmented 5th).
Let the A (A) string ring open.
Don't play the