Faug chord on guitar

Faug is the F augmented chord. Its notes are F, A and C♯. The raised fifth adds tension. Use it briefly between more settled chords.

How to play Faug

Partial barre

fret 10

x-8-11-10-10-9

Barre tip: the long bar marked BARRE means one finger presses several strings at once. Lay it flat just behind the fret, press with the bony outer edge rather than the soft middle, and keep your thumb behind the neck. Pick each string one at a time and nudge the finger until none of them buzz.

Numbers show frets from the low E string to the high e string; x means don't play that string.

What's in Faug

F1
A3
C♯♯5

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5
Also written: Faug, F+
Chord type: Augmented

Faug notes across the neck

Every F, A and C♯ on the first 12 frets. The filled dots are the root, F. Build your own shape from any nearby group.

Related chords

Other F chords

F Fm F7 Fmaj7 Fm7 F5 Fsus2 Fsus4 Fadd9 F6 Fm6 Faug Fdim Fdim7 Fm7♭5 F9 Fmaj9 Fm9 Fmmaj7 F7♭5 F7♯5 F7♭9 F7♯9

Other augmented chords

Caug C♯aug Daug E♭aug Eaug Faug F♯aug Gaug A♭aug Aaug B♭aug Baug

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