Dim & aug familyIII+ in E harmonic minor
G augmented chord
GaugG augmented
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 5
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- G1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- B3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- D♯♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- G Root
- B Major 3rd
- D♯ Augmented 5th
About this chord
What is a G augmented chord?
Gaug is built from 3 notes: G (the root), B (the 3), D♯ (the ♯5). Two major thirds: dreamy, unresolved, as if something is about to happen.
- Notes
- G · B · D♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5
- Also written
- G+ · G♯5
- Found in
- III+ in E harmonic minor
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