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