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Ebaug — augmented

Also written D#aug — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in Ebaug: Eb – G – BFormula: 1 – 3 – #5

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

In the augmented chord the fifth rises by a semitone, leaving all three notes the same distance apart. With no resting note and no obvious direction, it hangs in the air, slightly dreamlike.

The same chord on all four instruments

Ebaug, x x 1 4 4 3Ebaug1342××EbBEbG
Guitar
Ebaug, x x 1 4 4 3Ebaug1342××EbBEbG
Electric guitar
Ebaug, 1 0 0 1Ebaug12EbGBEb
Cavaquinho
Ebaug, 0 3 3 2Ebaug231GEbGB
Ukulele

Where to use it: A bridge between two major chords (C → Caug → F), golden-age endings and soundtracks that want a moment of strangeness.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Ebaug. In Chord & Fret, you hear every shape strummed string by string, in each instrument's own voice; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Triads family.

Other chords in this family

EbEbEbEbD#mD#mD#mD#mD#dimD#(b5)D#5

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