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G Augmented (Gaug)

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1+3+#5
G1B3D#5
4 4

Notes in G Augmented

G (root)BD#

Inversions

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

Root position

G in the bass

G1B3D#5

1st inversion

B in the bass (Gaug/B)

B1G5D#2

2nd inversion

D# in the bass (Gaug/D#)

G3B5D#1

The notes G, B and D# make up G 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

GG7#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.