Faug 5-string bass chord

How to play Faug on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the A string at the 8th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 7th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the B and E strings.

From the B string x x 8 7 6 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Faug?

Faug, F augmented, is F, A and C♯: the root (F), the major third (A) and the augmented fifth (C♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.

Why do Faug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, F, A and C♯, and a third more brings you back to F. So Faug has the same notes as the augmented chords on A and C♯.