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Aaug Guitar Chord

A mysterious, dreamlike sound with a raised fifth. Used as a chromatic passing chord, often in progressive rock, film music and Beatles-style progressions.

Guitar

Strings X–0–3–2–2–1

How to play the Aaug chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–3–2–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Open
4th string (D) Fret 3 · pinky
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Aaug chord

Other names: A augmented, A+

Music theory name: augmented triad

Common name: A augmented chord

Notes and intervals in the Aaug chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
E# Augmented 5th

All variations

Open
X–0–3–2–2–1
Fret 2
5–4–3–2–2–X
Fret 5
5–X–7–6–6–5
Fret 10
X–12–11–10–10–X

Songs using Aaug