Triads
G♭ augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- G♭B♭D
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play G♭aug
About the G♭ augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, G♭aug has an open-position shape, 21033x, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the high E string.
On piano, G♭aug has two black keys (G♭ and B♭) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual G♭aug shape is 3221, using four fingers.
