A+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

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

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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.