A aug7 Chord on Mandola
How to play the A aug7 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The A aug7 chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes A, C#, F, G. This page shows how to play A aug7 on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the G and A strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. The root is the A string itself. It sounds from C#3 up to A4.
Mandola is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on A or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.