Faug 8-string bass chord

How to play Faug on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the C string at the 1st fret. Let the F string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and A strings.

From the F♯ string x x x x 3 2 1 0 (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♯.