Caug

Caug

C Aug

Intermediate

Augmented

Augmented

Notes in Chord

C

Root

E

Major 3rd

G#

Augmented 5th

Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound

Show on press

Voicing 1 / 5

Sound Character

Timbre

Tense, unstable

Emotion

Surprising, strange, suspenseful

Suitable Genres

Jazz, Film music, Transitions

Alternate Symbols

Caug

C+

C+5

C^#5

Tags

augmented

tension