Bbaug9(#4) Augmented

The Bbaug9(#4) chord is built from the notes Bb – D – F# – C – E.

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Chord tones, one by one

BbRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — Bb.

DThird

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.

CExtension

Ninth (9)

A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.

EExtension

Sharp eleventh (♯11)

A ♯11 — the bright, floating Lydian color.

🎼 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

aug9(#4) in every key

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