Root position Eaug
E – G♯ – B♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-3-1
E Augmented Chord on Piano
Eaug E G♯ B♯ Formula 1 3 #5 3 notes
Notes
What notes are in the E Augmented chord?
The E Augmented chord has 3 notes: E, G♯, B♯. 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, B♯ is the C key on the keyboard.
| Note | Interval from the root | Half steps |
|---|---|---|
| E | Root | 0 |
| G♯ | Major 3rd | 4 |
| B♯ (the C key) | Augmented 5th | 8 |
Inversions and fingering
Every way to play E 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 Eaug/G♯
G♯ – B♯ – E
Right hand 1-2-5Left hand 5-3-1
The piano studio names these keys G♯aug: the same notes, read from another root.
2nd inversion Eaug/C
B♯ – E – G♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-2-1
The piano studio names these keys Caug: the same notes, read from another root.
Where it lives
Keys and scales with E Augmented
Every key where Eaug 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.
Eaug 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 E Augmented chord?
The E Augmented chord (Eaug) is made of E, G♯, B♯. Its formula is 1 3 #5 - the root, then the intervals of a augmented chord.
How do you play Eaug on the piano?
Put your right thumb on E 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 Eaug?
root position Eaug (E G♯ B♯); 1st inversion Eaug/G♯ (G♯ B♯ E); 2nd inversion Eaug/C (B♯ E G♯).
Play it for real
Hold Eaug and build a progression on it
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