A+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
A+
Augmented
Notes:A · C# · F
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
A+ shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 2 1 0 0 3 | 4 2 1 – – 3 | A C# F A C# A | hard | |
| 5 2 x 4 4 x | 4 1 – 2 3 – | A C# x C# F x | hard | |
| x x 5 4 4 3 | – – 4 2 3 1 | x x A C# F A | medium | |
| 5 6 5 4 0 x | 2 4 3 1 – – | A F A C# C# x | medium | |
| 5 6 5 0 0 x | 1 2 1 – – – | A F A A C# x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 9 6 9 0 0 7 | 3 1 4 – – 2 | C# F C# A C# C# | medium | |
| x 10 9 8 0 7 | – 4 3 2 – 1 | x A C# F C# C# | medium | |
| x 10 9 8 8 x | – 4 3 1 2 – | x A C# F A x | medium | |
| x 10 9 0 0 11 | – 2 1 – – 3 | x A C# A C# F | medium | |
| x 10 x 12 12 11 | – 1 – 3 4 2 | x A x A C# F | hard | |
| x x x 12 12 11 | – – – 2 3 1 | x x x A C# F | easy | |
| 5 2 5 0 4 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C# A A F x | medium | |
| 5 2 5 x 4 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | A C# A x F x | hard | |
| 5 x x 4 4 3 | 4 – – 2 3 1 | A x x C# F A | hard | |
| x x 5 4 4 x | – – 3 1 2 – | x x A C# F x | easy | |
| 5 6 5 0 0 7 | 1 2 1 – – 3 | A F A A C# C# | medium · barre on fret 5 |
The A+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes A, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.
How the A+ chord is built
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | A |
| 3 | 4 | C# |
| ♯5 | 8 | F |
More A chords
Other roots
See A+ in another tuning
What notes make up the A+ chord?
A+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes A, C#, F.
How do I read the diagram?
Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.