How to Play Faug on Piano

The F Augmented chord sounds suspended and eerie. It stacks 3 notes: F – A – C#.

Two stacked major thirds. It divides the octave evenly, so it sounds equally at home — and equally unresolved — in several keys at once.

Notes in Faug

NoteIntervalFinger
FF4Root1
AA4Major 3rd3
C#C#5Augmented 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on F. Use finger 3 on A and finger 5 on C#.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (C#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Augmented Chords

Other F Chords