The Symetrical Chord
One thing to realize about augmented arpeggios, is that they symetrical. What this means is that all of the notes are the same distance apart. So from 1 to 3 is a major 3rd (2 whole steps). From 3 to #5, and #5 to 1 are also a major 3rd. That means that you could think of the root as any one of the notes in the arpeggio form. For example, even thought all 3 arpeggio forms below all have exactly the same fingers, the functions listed to the right are different. So these are the 3 ways that you could think of the same arpeggio form.
Suggested Fingering 1 --|-----|-----|-----|2 3 --|-----|1 4 --|
Chord Functions
|-----|--3 --|-----|-----|-----|1 #5 --|-----|1 3 --|
Suggested Fingering 1 --|-----|-----|-----|2 --|-----|-----|3 1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 --|
Chord Functions
|-----|-#5 --|-----|-----|-----|3 --|-----|-----|1 3 --|-----|-----|-----|-#5 --|
Suggested Fingering 1 2 --|-----|-----|3 --|-----|1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4
Chord Functions
|-----|--1 #5 --|-----|-----|3 --|-----|#5 --|-----|-----|-----|--1
So even though I have broken down the arpeggios below into "root on the 4th strings, and "root on the 3rd string" forms, remember that any one of the notes could be considered the root. So you will see duplication in the forms listed. Just remember that the next note in the arpeggio is either on the next string higher and one fret down, or it is 4 frets higher on the same string.
Augmented
Arpeggios
Root 1st finger
Suggested
Fingering 1 --|-----|-----|-----|2 3 --|-----|1 4 --|
Chord
Functions
|-----|--3 --|-----|-----|-----|1 #5 --|-----|1 3 --|
Root 2nd finger
Suggested
Fingering
|-----|-----|--2 --|-----|-----|3 1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 --|2
Chord
Functions
|-----|-----|--3 --|-----|-----|1 3 --|-----|-----|-----|-#5 --|1
Root 3rd finger
Suggested Fingering
|-----|-----|-----|--3 --|-----|1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 2 --|-----|-----|-----|3
Chord Functions
|-----|-----|-----|--3 --|-----|1 3 --|-----|-----|-----|1
Root 4th finger
Suggested
Fingering
|--1 4 --|2 --|-----|-----|-----|3 --|-----|-----|4
Chord
Functions
|--1 3 --|3 --|-----|-----|1
Root 1st finger
Suggested Fingering
|-----|-----|--2 3 --|-----|1 4 --|2 --|-----|-----|-----|
Chord Functions
|-----|-----|--1 #5 --|-----|1 -3 --|#5 --|-----|-----|-----|
Root 2nd finger
Suggested Fingering
|-----|-----|-----|--3 1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 --|2 3 --|-----|-----|
Chord Functions
|-----|-----|-----|--1 3 --|-----|-----|-----|-#5 --|1 #5 --|-----|-----|
Root 3rd finger
Suggested Fingering 1 --|-----|-----|-----|2 --|-----|-----|3 1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 --|
Chord Functions
|-----|-#5 --|-----|-----|-----|3 --|-----|-----|-1 --|-----|3 --|-----|-----|-----|-#5 --|
Root 4th finger
Suggested Fingering
|-----|-----|--2 --|-----|-----|3 --|-----|1 --|-----|-----|-----|--4 2 --|-----|-----|-----|
Chord Functions
|-----|-----|-#5 --|-----|-----|3 --|-----|-1 --|3 --|-----|-----|-----|
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