Triads
F augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- FAC♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play Faug
About the F augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, Faug has an open-position shape, 10322x, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the high E string.
On piano, Faug has one black key (C♯) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual Faug shape is 2110, using three fingers.
