C-6(#5) Augmented

The C-6(#5) chord is built from the notes C – Eb – G# – A.

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Also known as

Cm6(add#5)Cmin6(#5)

Chord tones, one by one

CRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — C.

EbThird

Minor third

Three semitones — makes the chord minor (darker, sadder).

G#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

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

AExtension

Thirteenth (13)

A 13th — full, rich top extension.

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole-half diminished scale.

🎸 Genres

Bebop jazz · Hard bop · Gypsy jazz

-6(#5) in every key

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