F Aug Chord on Mandola
How to play the F Aug chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The F Aug chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes F, A, C#. This page shows how to play F Aug on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 5 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. F falls on the C string. It sounds from F3 up to F5.
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 F 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.