Faug banjo chord

How to play Faug on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the low C to the high C at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 1 2 1 3 (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♯.