A#aug
A#aug
A# Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
A#
RootD
Major 3rdF#
Augmented 5thInterval Details
A#
Root
D
Major 3rd
F#
Augmented 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3M - 5A
Sound Character
Timbre
Tense, unstable
Emotion
Surprising, strange, suspenseful
Suitable Genres
Jazz, Film music, Transitions
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
A# - D - F#
Bass: A#Inversion 1
D - F# - A#
Bass: DInversion 2
F# - A# - D
Bass: F#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the A#aug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from A#aug
A#M7b6
A#maj7#5
A#7#5
A#7b13
A#7b6
A#7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
A#aug
A#+
A#+5
A#^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4