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Db Augmented (Dbaug)

Also written as C# Augmented (C# and Db are the same key).

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1+3+#5
E#3A5C#1
4 4

Notes in Db Augmented

C# (root)E#A

Inversions

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

Root position

C# in the bass

E#3A5C#1

1st inversion

E# in the bass (Dbaug/E#)

E#1A2C#5

2nd inversion

A in the bass (Dbaug/A)

A1E#5C#3

Db Augmented is built from C#, E# and A.

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

DbDb7#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.