Piano chord · Triads
E augmented chord on piano
Right hand: E (1), G♯ (3), B♯ (5)
How to play Eaug on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- EG♯B♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handE1 · thumbG♯3 · middleB♯5 · pinky
Left handE5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing Eaug on piano
On piano, Eaug has one black key (G♯) and two white keys.
Notice the B♯ in Eaug (E G♯ B♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (E–G–B), so the augmented 5th has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
