Triads
G augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- GBD♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play Gaug
About the G augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, Gaug has an open-position shape, 321003, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
On piano, Gaug has one black key (D♯) and two white keys.
On ukulele the usual Gaug shape is 0332, using three fingers.
