Triads
B♭ augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- B♭DF♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play B♭aug
About the B♭ augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, B♭aug has an open-position shape, x10332, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
On piano, B♭aug has two black keys (B♭ and F♯) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual B♭aug shape is 3221, using four fingers.
