Dim & aug familyIII+ in A♭ harmonic minor
B augmented chord
BaugB augmented
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 9
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- F𝄪♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- B Root
- D♯ Major 3rd
- F𝄪 Augmented 5th
About this chord
What is a B augmented chord?
Baug is built from 3 notes: B (the root), D♯ (the 3), F𝄪 (the ♯5). Two major thirds: dreamy, unresolved, as if something is about to happen.
- Notes
- B · D♯ · F𝄪
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5
- Also written
- B+ · B♯5
- Found in
- III+ in A♭ harmonic minor
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