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E Augmented (Eaug)

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1+3+#5
E1B#5G#3
4 4

Notes in E Augmented

E (root)G#B#

Inversions

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

Root position

E in the bass

E1B#5G#3

1st inversion

G# in the bass (Eaug/G#)

B#2E5G#1

2nd inversion

B# in the bass (Eaug/B#)

B#1E3G#5

Play E, G# and B# together and you get E Augmented.

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

EE7#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.