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