Aaug Guitar Chord (A Augmented)

The Aaug guitar chord (A augmented) has 3 notes: A, C♯ and E♯. Below you'll find 4 shapes with diagrams, how to play it step by step, the keys it belongs to and common progressions that use it.

Aaug guitar chord: x032214231EADGBE
x03221 · open position
Notes
A – C♯ – E♯
Formula
1 – 3 – ♯5
Type
augmented
Difficulty
easy

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All 4 ways to play Aaug on guitar

  • Aaug guitar chord: x032214231
    x03221 open position
  • Aaug guitar chord: 54322x2fr4321
    54322x at the 2nd fret
  • Aaug guitar chord: 5x76655fr1423
    5x7665 at the 5th fret
  • Aaug guitar chord: x-12-11-10-10-x10fr321
    x-12-11-10-10-x at the 10th fret

Diagrams: strings run from the lowest on the left; X = don't play, O = open string, numbers = fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little finger).

How to play Aaug on guitar

Main shape: x03221 (open position).

  1. Put your little finger (4) on the 3rd fret of the D (4th) string.
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the 2nd fret of the G (3rd) string.
  3. Put your ring finger (3) on the 2nd fret of the B (2nd) string.
  4. Put your index finger (1) on the 1st fret of the high E (1st) string.
  5. Let the A (5th) string ring open (marked O).
  6. Don't play the low E (6th) string (marked X).
  7. Strum from the A (5th) string down (5 strings).

Aaug notes and intervals

NoteFormulaInterval from the root
A 1 root
C♯ 3 major 3rd
E♯ (= F) ♯5 augmented 5th

Inversions: the same notes with another one in the bass, written as slash chords: Aaug/C♯ (1st inversion) and Aaug/E♯ (2nd inversion).

Aaug on piano and ukulele

  • Aaug piano chord: A C♯ E♯AE♯C♯
    Aaug on piano A – C♯ – E♯
  • Aaug ukulele chord: 2110312
    Aaug on ukulele 2110

Which keys use Aaug?

An augmented chord is not one of the seven basic chords of any major or natural minor key, so Aaug doesn't belong to a single key. Its notes are A, C♯ and E♯.

Transpose Aaug

Move the chord up or down by semitones to see its name and notes in another key.

Aaug A C♯ E♯ original

Augmented chords on every root: Eaug FaugF♯aug Gaug A♭augAaugB♭augBaug Caug C♯aug Daug E♭aug

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the Aaug chord?

Aaug has 3 notes: A, C♯ and E♯. Its formula is 1 – 3 – ♯5: A is the root, C♯ a major 3rd and E♯ a augmented 5th above it. E♯ is the same key as F.

What key is Aaug in?

An augmented chord is not one of the seven basic chords of any major or natural minor key, so Aaug does not belong to one key.

How do you play Aaug on guitar?

The shape in the main diagram is x03221 (open position).

  1. Put your little finger (4) on the 3rd fret of the D (4th) string.
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the 2nd fret of the G (3rd) string.
  3. Put your ring finger (3) on the 2nd fret of the B (2nd) string.
  4. Put your index finger (1) on the 1st fret of the high E (1st) string.
  5. Let the A (5th) string ring open (marked O).
  6. Don't play the low E (6th) string (marked X).
  7. Strum from the A (5th) string down (5 strings).
What is a augmented chord?

An augmented chord has a root, a major 3rd and an augmented 5th (1–3–♯5). It is written aug or +. It does not occur among the basic chords of any major or natural minor key.

How many ways can you play Aaug on guitar?

This page shows 4 shapes: x03221 (open position), 54322x (at the 2nd fret), 5x7665 (at the 5th fret) and x-12-11-10-10-x (at the 10th fret). All of them contain the chord's essential notes.

Is Aaug hard to play on guitar?

No: the easiest shape (x03221) has no barre and uses 4 fingers, so it is one of the easier chords to learn. (Difficulty here is a rough guide based on barres, stretches and the number of fingers.)

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