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Step 1
Write out your chromatic scale. You'll have seven notes and then the octave. Remember "do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do" which is now 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-1. A good example of this is C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C where the key is C and the chromatic scale goes from C to C.
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Step 2
Select the notes you would use for a major chord. These notes are the 1, 3 and 5 of the chromatic scale. For our key of C, the notes for C major would be C, E and G.
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Step 3
Sharp your fifth to make the chord an augmented chord. Find your fifth, G, and make it a G sharp (G#).
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Step 4
Put your chord together by finding these notes on your fret board. If it's easier, you can simply create the C major chord, and then find your finger on the G note, then move it up one fret.
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Step 5
Strum the strings and listen for the augmented sound of the chord.












