A+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

A+

Augmented

Notes:A · C# · F

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 0 1 0 1	– – – 1 – 2	x A C# F A F	easy
5 0 4 5 4 5	2 – 1 3 1 4	A A F A C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
5 8 8 5 0 9	1 2 3 1 – 4	A F A A A C#	hard · barre on fret 5
9 0 8 9 8 9	2 – 1 3 1 4	C# A A C# F C#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 0 0 1 4 1	– – – 1 2 1	x A C# F C# F	medium · barre on fret 1
5 4 4 5 4 5	2 1 1 3 1 4	A C# F A C# A	medium · barre on fret 4
9 0 8 5 8 5	4 – 2 1 3 1	C# A A A F A	hard · barre on fret 5
x 0 8 9 8 9	– – 1 2 1 3	x A A C# F C#	easy · barre on fret 8
x 0 0 1 x 1	– – – 1 – 2	x A C# F x F	easy
x 0 4 5 4 5	– – 1 2 1 3	x A F A C# A	easy · barre on fret 4
x 0 0 5 8 5	– – – 1 2 1	x A C# A F A	medium · barre on fret 5
9 0 8 9 8 x	2 – 1 3 1 –	C# A A C# F x	easy · barre on fret 8
5 0 0 1 4 1	3 – – 1 2 1	A A C# F C# F	hard · barre on fret 1
5 0 4 5 4 x	2 – 1 3 1 –	A A F A C# x	easy · barre on fret 4
5 0 0 5 8 5	1 – – 2 4 3	A A C# A F A	medium
x x 8 9 8 9	– – 1 2 1 3	x x A C# F C#	easy · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes A, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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

A Am A7 A°A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C+C#+D+D#+E+F+F#+G+G#+A#+B+

See A+ in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.