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Augmented Chords on Guitar: Bright Tension and Where to Use Them
Learn augmented chords on guitar - shapes, theory, and creative uses. These bright, tense chords add color and sophistication to your playing.
A♯ major guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 59 playable shapes
About the chord
A♯ major guitar chord
The A♯ major major chord, built from the root (A♯ major), major third C𝄪, and perfect fifth E♯, delivers a bright, harmonious sound that feels resolved and complete. Its balanced structure makes it the foundation of Western harmony, widely used across all genres to convey joy, strength, and stability.
Root note: A♯
Quality: major
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 59
Chord tones
A♯C𝄪E♯
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
A♯ Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
C𝄪 Major Third 3
This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.
E♯ Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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