Banjo · Open D
A augmented · Frets 3–4
Aaug banjo chord
What it is
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How to play Aaug on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the A string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the short F♯ string.
From the short F♯ string x 3 3 4 3 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Aaug?
Aaug, 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 Aaug 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 Aaug has the same notes as the augmented chords on C♯ and E♯.
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