Caug9(#4) Augmented
The Caug9(#4) chord is built from the notes C – E – G# – D – F#.
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Chord tones, one by one
CRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.
EThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
G#Fifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
DExtension
Ninth (9)
A 9th — colorful extension a whole step above the octave.
F#Extension
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