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Faug9 Piano Chord

A rich chord extending aug7 with a ninth. Found in jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand F2 · Eb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand A3 · C#4 · G4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Faug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play F2 and Eb3 with the left hand and A3, C#4 and G4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Faug9 chord

Other names: F augmented 9th, F+9, F aug9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: F augmented ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Faug9 chord

Note Interval
F Root
A Major 3rd
C# Augmented 5th
Eb Minor 7th
G Major 9th

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