Aaug
Aaug
A Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
A
RootC#
Major 3rdF
Augmented 5thInterval Details
A
Root
C#
Major 3rd
F
Augmented 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5A
Sound Character
Timbre
Tense, unstable
Emotion
Surprising, strange, suspenseful
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Film music, Transitions
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
A - C# - F
Bass: AInversion 1
C# - F - A
Bass: C#Inversion 2
F - A - C#
Bass: FCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Aaug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Aaug
AM7b6
Amaj7#5
A7#5
A7b13
A7b6
A7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
Aaug
A+
A+5
A^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4