Root position Baug
B – D♯ – F𝄪
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-3-1
B Augmented Chord on Piano
Baug B D♯ F𝄪 Formula 1 3 #5 3 notes
Notes
What notes are in the B Augmented chord?
The B Augmented chord has 3 notes: B, D♯, F𝄪. Two major thirds stacked: 4 half steps, then 4 more. The raised fifth makes it unstable, and the three notes split the octave in equal parts. Spelled by the rules of harmony, F𝄪 is the G key on the keyboard.
| Note | Interval from the root | Half steps |
|---|---|---|
| B | Root | 0 |
| D♯ | Major 3rd | 4 |
| F𝄪 (the G key) | Augmented 5th | 8 |
Inversions and fingering
Every way to play B Augmented
The same notes in a different order. The lowest note changes the name after the slash; the fingering below is the usual one - right hand from the lowest key up, left hand from the lowest key up too.
1st inversion Baug/D♯
D♯ – F𝄪 – B
Right hand 1-2-5Left hand 5-3-1
The piano studio names these keys D♯aug: the same notes, read from another root.
2nd inversion Baug/G
F𝄪 – B – D♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-2-1
The piano studio names these keys Gaug: the same notes, read from another root.
Where it lives
Keys and scales with B Augmented
Every key where Baug is one of the seven chords, with its Roman numeral, and the scales whose notes include all of it - the ones to improvise over it.
Baug is not a diatonic chord of any major or natural minor key.
Scales that contain all its notes
Questions
Frequently asked
What notes are in the B Augmented chord?
The B Augmented chord (Baug) is made of B, D♯, F𝄪. Its formula is 1 3 #5 - the root, then the intervals of a augmented chord.
How do you play Baug on the piano?
Put your right thumb on B and play the other notes with fingers 1-3-5. With the left hand, use fingers 5-3-1 from the lowest key up.
What are the inversions of Baug?
root position Baug (B D♯ F𝄪); 1st inversion Baug/D♯ (D♯ F𝄪 B); 2nd inversion Baug/G (F𝄪 B D♯).
Play it for real
Hold Baug and build a progression on it
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