A Aug Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play A Aug on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The A Aug chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes A, C#, F. This page shows how to play A Aug on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the A string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. A falls on the G string. It sounds from C#3 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 9.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
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.