Banjo Faug chord (Sawmill)F augmented on the 5-string banjo: 3 2 1 3, and 5 more shapes
Frets, string 4 to string 1: 3 2 1 3 (first position)
- String 4 (D): 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- String 3 (G): 2nd fret, middle finger, A
- String 2 (C): 1st fret, index finger, C♯
- String 1 (D): 3rd fret, little finger, F
- 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 2 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.
Sawmill tuning: gDGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Sawmill once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Faug shapes
- 7 6 5 7
5fr - 7 10 9 11
7fr - 11 10 9 11
9fr - 15 14 13 11
11fr - 15 14 13 15
13fr
Other F chords in Sawmill
Other augmented chords
Faug in other tunings
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