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Aaug Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 2–1–1–0

How to play the Aaug chord on ukulele

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

4th string (G) Fret 2 · ring finger
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · middle finger
1st string (A) Open

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
2–1–1–0
Open
2–1–1–4
Fret 2
2–5–5–4
Fret 5
6–5–5–8

Songs using Aaug