F# Augmented Piano Chord
Root
F#3rd
A#♯5th
DE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
A#
D
The Notes in an F# Augmented Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of an F# Augmented chord is F#.
The 3rd
The third of an F# Augmented chord is A#. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding A# from F# step by step:
- Start on: F#
- Step 1: move up to G
- Step 2: move up to G#
- Step 3: move up to A
- Step 4: Land on A#
3rd
A#Root
F#1
2
3
- G is a minor second above F#.
- G# is a major 2nd above F#.
- A is a minor third above F#.
- A# is a major third above F#.
The Sharp Fifth
The sharp fifth of an F# Augmented chord is D. The sharp fifth is down four half-steps from the Root (a major third down).
Finding D from F# step by step:
- Start on: F#
- Step 1: move down to E#
- Step 2: move down to E
- Step 3: move down to D#
- Step 4: Land on D
♯5th
DRoot
F#1
2
3
- E# is a minor second below F#.
- E is a major 2nd below F#.
- D# is a minor third below F#.
- D is a major third below F#. The sharp fifth is down a major third? Confusing, right? The note D is down 4 half-steps from F#, but up 8 half-steps from F#:
♯5th
DRoot
F#1
2
3
4
5
6
7
The Inversions of F# Augmented
Root Position
Root
F#3rd
A#♯5th
DE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F#
A#
D
1st Inversion
3rd
A#♯5th
DRoot
F#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
A#
D
F#
2nd Inversion
♯5th
DRoot
F#3rd
A#E
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D
F#
A#
