Banjo Faug chord (Open G)F augmented on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 2 3, and 3 more shapes

Faug chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 3 2 2 3, first position, with the short 5th string marked
Faug (F augmented) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 3 2 2 3, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 2 2 3 (first position)

  1. String 4 (D): 3rd fret, middle finger, F
  2. String 3 (G): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), A
  3. String 2 (B): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), C♯
  4. String 1 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: F A C♯ F  ·  Faug is F, A, C♯ (1 · 3 · ♯5)

The 5th string: the short g adds the 9th over Faug, a colour rather than a clash.

With a capo: on the 3rd fret it’s 0 3 3 4 (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 G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Faug shapes

  1. 6fr2113gAC♯FA7 6 6 7
    6fr
  2. 10fr2113gC♯FAC♯11 10 10 11
    10fr
  3. 14fr2113gFAC♯F15 14 14 15
    14fr

Other F chords in Open G

FFmF7Fm7Fmaj7F6Fsus4Fsus2FdimFaug

Other augmented chords

GaugAaugDaugCaugEaugFaugB♭aug

Faug in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app