Open shape
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Aaug chord on guitar
Aaug is the A augmented chord. Its notes are A, C♯ and E♯. The raised fifth adds tension. Use it briefly between more settled chords.
How to play Aaug
Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.
What's in Aaug
- A1
- C♯3
- E♯♯5
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5
- Also written
- Aaug, A+
- Chord type
- Augmented
Aaug notes across the neck
Every A, C♯ and E♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, A. Build your own shape from any nearby group.
Related chords
Other A chords
Other augmented chords