F#aug
F#aug
F# Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
F#
RootA#
Major 3rdD
Augmented 5thInterval Details
F#
Root
A#
Major 3rd
D
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
F# - A# - D
Bass: F#Inversion 1
A# - D - F#
Bass: A#Inversion 2
D - F# - A#
Bass: DCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the F#aug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from F#aug
F#M7b6
F#maj7#5
F#7#5
F#7b13
F#7b6
F#7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
F#aug
F#+
F#+5
F#^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4