How to play Faug: an augmented built on F, with 1 voicing, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 3 2 2 1 (x = not played).
| Note | F | A | C# |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | #5 |
Faug is an augmented with F as its root. The full theoretical spelling is F, A, C#. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
Faug is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 0 major keys and 3 minor keys. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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Faug is spelled F, A, C#: the root, 3rd, sharp 5th. The common guitar voicing sounds every one of them.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x x 3 2 2 1 (x means the string is not played). Fret the high E string at the 1st fret. Add the G and B strings at the 2nd fret. Add the D string at the 3rd fret. Strum from the D string down; the low E and A strings stay silent.
Faug belongs to 3 keys: Bb minor (the V+, from the harmonic minor), D minor (the III+, from the harmonic minor) and F# minor (the VII+, from the harmonic minor).
