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