A♭aug banjo chord

How to play A♭aug on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 2 1 1 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭aug?

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

Why do A♭aug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

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