Piano chord
F♯ augmented chord
F♯aug is an augmented triad: the root F♯, a major 3rd up to A♯ and an augmented 5th up to C𝄪.
- Symbol
- F♯aug
- Notes
- F♯ – A♯ – C𝄪
Play it yourself
Tap F♯, A♯ and C𝄪 on the keys below, in any order.
- F♯
- A♯
- C𝄪
Augmented chords sound dreamy and unresolved. Both of their intervals are major thirds, so they split the octave into three equal parts and have no clear home.
Inversions of F♯aug
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
F♯ – A♯ – C𝄪
- 1st inversion · F♯aug/A♯
A♯ – C𝄪 – F♯
- 2nd inversion · F♯aug/C𝄪
C𝄪 – F♯ – A♯
Keys with F♯aug
F♯aug doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.