Dim & aug familyIII+ in F♯ harmonic minor
A augmented chord
AaugA augmented
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 7
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- A1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- C♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- E♯♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- A Root
- C♯ Major 3rd
- E♯ Augmented 5th
About this chord
What is an A augmented chord?
Aaug is built from 3 notes: A (the root), C♯ (the 3), E♯ (the ♯5). Two major thirds: dreamy, unresolved, as if something is about to happen.
- Notes
- A · C♯ · E♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5
- Also written
- A+ · A♯5
- Found in
- III+ in F♯ harmonic minor
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