Eaug
Eaug
E Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
E
RootG#
Major 3rdC
Augmented 5thInterval Details
E
Root
G#
Major 3rd
C
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
E - G# - C
Bass: EInversion 1
G# - C - E
Bass: G#Inversion 2
C - E - G#
Bass: CCompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Eaug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Eaug
EM7b6
Emaj7#5
E7#5
E7b13
E7b6
E7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
Eaug
E+
E+5
E^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4