Ebaug Eb augmented chord
- Notes
- Eb G B
- Formula
- 1 3 #5
- Semitones
- 0 4 8 above the root
- Also written
- D#aug (D# F## A##)
- Other symbols
- Eb+, Eb(#5)
Eb to G is a major third (4 semitones), G to B is a major third (4 semitones). Two major thirds stacked, which splits the octave into three equal parts. The same three keys make an augmented chord on each of its notes, which is why its inversions read as Gaug and Baug.
Ebaug on the piano
Root position from Eb4: Eb4, G4, B4. Middle C is C4.
Ebaug on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has Eb as its lowest note.
x 6 9 8 8 7 (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 B3 Eb4 G4 B4
11 x 13 12 12 x (low E to high e)
Sounds Eb3 Eb4 G4 B4
The E-shape and A-shape grips are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play augmented chords on other roots.
Ebaug on the ukulele
Standard ukulele tuning is G C E A, drawn with the G string on the left and frets downwards, as ukulele chord charts show it. The G string is tuned higher than the C string (G4 above middle C, a fifth over C4), so the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not on the G string, and a shape can sound as an inversion even when its root is on the G string. All four strings are strummed, so every string plays a chord tone; the root is in blue-green.
0332 (G C E A)
Sounds G4 Eb4 G4 B4
4336 (G C E A)
Sounds B4 Eb4 G4 Eb5
Inversions of Ebaug
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | Eb G B | Ebaug | |
| 1st inversion | G B Eb | Gaug (also read as Ebaug/G) | |
| 2nd inversion | B Eb G | Baug (also read as Ebaug/B) |
Where Ebaug fits
Ebaug is III+ in C minor. It also appears as a passing chord between Eb and Eb6 or between Eb and the IV chord, where the raised fifth B climbs one half step at a time.