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A augmented chord

Symbol: A+ · Notes: A – C♯ – E♯ (= F)

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• A: root
• C♯: major third
• E♯ (= F): augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: A – C♯ – E♯
• 1st inversion: C♯ – E♯ – A
• 2nd inversion: E♯ – A – C♯

Other A chords

A · Am · A7 · Amaj7 · Am7 · Asus2 · Asus4 · Adim · A6 · Am6 · Aadd9 · Adim7 · Am7♭5

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