Baug Augmented

The Baug chord is built from the notes B – D# – F##.

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Also known as

Baug(no5)Baugmented

Chord tones, one by one

BRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — B.

D#Third

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

F##Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

🎼 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

🎤 Artists who made it famous

The Beatles

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More B chords

More B chords from Lydian augmented