Dim & aug familyIII+ in G harmonic minor
B♭ augmented chord
B♭augB♭ augmented
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 8
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D3
- 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?
B♭aug 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 G harmonic minor
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