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F augmented chord

Symbol: F+ · Notes: F – A – C♯

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

• F: root
• A: major third
• C♯: augmented fifth

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

Its inversions

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

Other F chords

F · Fm · F7 · Fmaj7 · Fm7 · Fsus2 · Fsus4 · Fdim · F6 · Fm6 · Fadd9 · Fdim7 · Fm7♭5

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