Piano chord · Triads
A augmented chord on piano
Right hand: A (1), C♯ (3), E♯ (5)
How to play Aaug on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- AC♯E♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA1 · thumbC♯3 · middleE♯5 · pinky
Left handA5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing Aaug on piano
On piano, Aaug has one black key (C♯) and two white keys.
Notice the E♯ in Aaug (A C♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E), so the augmented 5th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
