Gaug
Gaug
G Aug
Intermediate
Augmented
Augmented
Augmented chord - ambiguous, unstable sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
G
RootB
Major 3rdD#
Augmented 5thInterval Details
G
Root
B
Major 3rd
D#
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 - B - D#
Bass: GInversion 1
B - D# - G
Bass: BInversion 2
D# - G - B
Bass: D#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Gaug chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Gaug
GM7b6
Gmaj7#5
G7#5
G7b13
G7b6
G7#11b13
Alternate Symbols
Gaug
G+
G+5
G^#5
Tags
augmented
tension
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4