Triads
E♭ augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- E♭GB
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play E♭aug
About the E♭ augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, E♭aug is one of the friendlier shapes: xx1003 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
On piano, E♭aug has one black key (E♭) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual E♭aug shape is 0332, using three fingers.
