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Aaug — augmented

Notes in Aaug: A – C# – E#Formula: 1 – 3 – #5

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

In the augmented chord the fifth rises by a semitone, leaving all three notes the same distance apart. With no resting note and no obvious direction, it hangs in the air, slightly dreamlike.

The same chord on all four instruments

Aaug, x 0 3 2 2 1Aaug4231×AFAC#F
Guitar
Aaug, x 0 3 2 2 1Aaug4231×AFAC#F
Electric guitar
Aaug, 3 2 2 3Aaug2113FAC#F
Cavaquinho
Aaug, 2 1 1 0Aaug211AC#FA
Ukulele

Where to use it: A bridge between two major chords (C → Caug → F), golden-age endings and soundtracks that want a moment of strangeness.

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Part of the Triads family.

Other chords in this family

AAAAAmAmAmAmAdimA(b5)A5

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