Aaug7 Augmented
The Aaug7 chord is built from the notes A – C# – E# – G#.
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Also known as
A+(maj7)A+maj7Aaugmaj7Ama7#5Ama7(#5)Amaj+7Amaj7#5Amaj7(#5)Amaj7(no5)#5
Chord tones, one by one
ARoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — A.
C#Third
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
E#Fifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
G#Seventh
Major seventh
Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).
🎼 Related scales
Lydian augmentedmelodic minor a minor 3rd below
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Lydian augmented scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5. It is a mode of the melodic minor a minor 3rd below.
🎸 Genres
Film & TV scoring · Modal jazz · Impressionism