F augmented chord on ukulele (Faug)

Faug is F, A and C♯. The easiest shape is 2-1-1-0. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

2-1-1-0 · open · easy

Notes: F · A · C♯
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5
First shape: 2-1-1-0

How to play Faug on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-1-1-0, reading from the G string on the left:

C♯: index finger, 1st fret of the C string.
F: middle finger, 1st fret of the E string.
A: ring finger, 2nd fret of the G string.
Leave the A string open: A.

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Faug

6-5-5-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
10-9-9-8: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Faug the capo way

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 5th fret and play the open Caug shape (1-0-0-3). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Faug chord changes

Songs rarely hold Faug for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

B♭ (the raised fifth pushes up into the IV): Faug (2-1-1-0) to B♭ (3-2-1-1): the index finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the C string at the same fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. F carries over from one chord to the other. B♭ on ukulele
C (V in F major): Faug (2-1-1-0) to C (0-0-0-3): your index finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. C on ukulele
Dm (vi in F major): Faug (2-1-1-0) to Dm (2-2-1-0): the index finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, move the middle finger to the G string, 2nd fret, the ring finger slides across to the C string at the same fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. F and A carry over from one chord to the other. Dm on ukulele

Faug is an augmented triad: two major thirds stacked, with a raised fifth. All 3 notes of Faug fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. The slow arpeggio button above makes that quality easy to hear.

Practice Faug in two minutes

Before strumming, play 2-1-1-0 note by note: A then C♯ then F then A. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 2-1-1-0 and 6-5-5-4, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Keys and progressions with Faug

Faug on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try Faug on piano or Faug on guitar, or compare them on the Faug chord page.

Related F chords on ukulele

Other augmented chords

Faug on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Faug on ukulele?

F, A and C♯. In the 2-1-1-0 shape the strings play A (G string), C♯ (C string), F (E string) and A (A string, open), so A is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Faug on ukulele?

2-1-1-0, shape 1 above. No barre: some strings ring open.

Is Faug a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 2-1-1-0 needs no barre.

Which string does Faug start on?

In the 2-1-1-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the major third.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside Faug. Updated September 2026.