Aaug chord on piano
A augmented: A · C♯ · E♯. It sounds dreamlike and unresolved: major pushed one semitone too bright.
NotesA C♯ E♯
Built fromroot + major 3rd + augmented 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 3 · E♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA – C♯ – E♯
- 1stC♯ – E♯ – A
- 2ndE♯ – A – C♯