The A Sharp Augmented Chord On The Piano – Charts & Fingering

How to play the A sharp Augmented Chord on the piano

A sharp Augmented Chord in root position

To play the A# Augmented Chord on the piano, we need to determine the position of the right and left hands.

For the right hand, the thumb is placed on A# the middle finger is positioned on the C## while the little finger is used to press the E## note.

For the left hand, it’s more or less the reverse. The thumb should be set on E## the middle finger is placed on the C## while the little finger is needed to press the A# note.

A sharp Augmented Chord inversions

First Inversion

To shift from the root position (A# – C## – E##) to the first inversion (C## – E## – A#) of the A# Augmented Chord, follow these steps. For the right hand, move your thumb (1) to C##, switch your index finger (2) to E## and extend your pinky (5) to A#.

For the left hand, the move between (A# – C## – E##) and (C## – E## – A#) is similar, except that we’ll continue to use the middle finger instead of the index finger: the thumb moves from E## to A#, the middle finger moves from C## to E## and the little finger goes on C##.

Second Inversion

The movement between the root position (A# – C## – E##) and the 2nd inversion (E## – A# – C##) of the A# Augmented Chord follows the exact opposite logic. The highest note (E##) descends an octave.

Here for the right hand: move your thumb (1) to E##, switch your middle finger (3) to A# and move your pinky (5) to C##.

Here for the left hand: put your left thumb (1) to C##, reposition your index finger (2) on A# and set your little finger (5) to E##.