G#aug
G#aug
G# Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G#
RootC
Major 3rdE
Augmented 5thInterval Details
G#
Root
C
Major 3rd
E
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
G# - C - E
Bass: G#Inversion 1
C - E - G#
Bass: CInversion 2
E - G# - C
Bass: ECompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the G#aug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from G#aug
G#M7b6
G#maj7#5
G#7#5
G#7b13
G#7b6
G#7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
G#aug
G#+
G#+5
G#^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4