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