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Abaug 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 1–0–0–3

How to play the Abaug chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–0–0–3 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 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Play open
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Notation for Abaug chord

Other names: Ab augmented, Ab aug, Ab+

Music theory name: augmented triad

Common name: Ab augmented chord

Intervals and tones in Abaug chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
E Augmented 5th

All Variations

Open
1–0–0–3
Open
1–4–4–3
Fret 3
5–4–4–3
Fret 4
5–4–4–7

Songs using Abaug