Banjo Faug chord (Open D)F augmented on the 5-string banjo: 3 3 4 3, and 2 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 3 4 3 (first position)
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
- String 3 (F♯): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), A
- String 2 (A): 4th fret, middle finger, C♯
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
- String 5, the short f♯: open, F♯, not in the chord
Sounds: F A C♯ F · Faug is F, A, C♯ (1 · 3 · ♯5)
The 5th string: the short f♯ rubs against the F in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.
With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 0 1 0 (frets counted from the capo), an open Daug shape. Spike the 5th string at the 8th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.
Open D tuning: f♯DF♯AD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Open D once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Faug shapes
- 7 7 8 7
7fr - 11 11 0 11
11fr
Other F chords in Open D
Other augmented chords
Faug in other tunings
All Open D banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app