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B Augmented (Baug)

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1+3+#5
B1G5D#3
4 4

Notes in B Augmented

B (root)D#G

Inversions

Same notes as B Augmented, with a different chord tone as the lowest note. Useful for smoother movement between chords instead of jumping around the keyboard.

Root position

B in the bass

B1G5D#3

1st inversion

D# in the bass (Baug/D#)

G2B5D#1

2nd inversion

G in the bass (Baug/G)

G1B3D#5

B Augmented is built from B, D# and G.

Stretch the fifth of a major chord up by a semitone and the result is symmetrical: two identical major thirds stacked on top of each other. That symmetry means the chord has no clear sense of up or down, giving it a floating, slightly dizzying quality composers reach for when a moment needs to feel suspended or unresolved.

Related chords

BB7#5

Difficulty: Beginner. Category: Triads. Click any highlighted key on the diagram above, or tab to it and press Enter, to hear that single note. Inversions mark the bass note with a contrasting outline.