Piano chord · Triads
A♯ augmented chord on piano
Right hand: A♯ (1), C𝄪 (3), E𝄪 (5)
How to play A♯aug 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
- A♯C𝄪E𝄪
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handA♯1 · thumbC𝄪3 · middleE𝄪5 · pinky
Left handA♯5 · 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 A♯aug on piano
On piano, A♯aug has two black keys (A♯ and E𝄪) and one white key.
Notice the C𝄪 in A♯aug (A♯ C𝄪 E𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (A–C–E), so the major 3rd has to be written C𝄪 rather than D — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
