Four String Bass · Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3

A+A Augmented

F♯Root
A♯tone
Dtone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 4  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · D

How to play it

A+ fingering positions

Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

A Augmented guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 x) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — Open (2 1 0 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 2nd position (2 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 x 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 0 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 2nd position (2 5 4 3) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 7th position (x 9 8 7) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar chord — 11th position (14 13 12 11) fretboard diagram in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

A+ guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

A Augmented guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 x) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — Open (2 1 0 3) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 2nd position (2 x 0 3) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 x 3) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 0 3) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 2nd position (2 5 4 3) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 7th position (x 9 8 7) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
A Augmented guitar tab — 11th position (14 13 12 11) in Standard Tuning (EADG) · Capo 3
Sound

How A+ sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
tenseunsettleddreamlike
Genres
jazzclassicalfilm score
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · D
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 4
Same notes asAM♯5
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