F#aug7 guitar chord
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About F#aug7 — inversions voicings
F#aug7 is F#, A#, C## and E. Start with and raise the 5th from to raised 5th (C##). You’ll also see this chord written F#7♯5 or F#7(♯5).
Hear that one-note change by comparing with F#aug7.
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Only the 5th changes: C♯ rises a half step to C♯#. The other notes stay in place.
When F#aug7 resolves to , that C##♯5 can rise another half step to .
Also written F#7#5, F#+7 or F#7(#5).
What an inversion is
How to use F#aug7
F#aug7 is a dominant with its tension raised, so it still points at — harder than a plain seventh does. A plain dominant has two voices a semitone from home; an altered one has four, because every altered tone is also sitting a semitone from a note of B. More voices leaning the same way is all "more tension" means here.
In a phrase:→→
The ii–V–I of B.
Voice by voice, F#aug7 → . 3 voices move by a semitone, and one note is common to both chords. Every voice that moves at all moves by a semitone — the shortest distance there is, which is why the change sounds settled rather than sudden.
| In F#aug7 | Moves | In B |
|---|---|---|
| F#, the root | stays where it is | F#, the fifth |
| A#, the major third | rises a semitone | B, the root |
| D, the sharp fifth | rises a semitone | D#, the major third |
| E, the flat seventh | falls a semitone | D#, the major third |
What to play over F#aug7
Useful scales
- +G#B#
Contains F#aug7 and adds ninth and flat fifth.
- +GAB#
Contains F#aug7 and adds flat ninth, sharp ninth and flat fifth.
Chords near F#aug7
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