Eaug Augmented

The Eaug chord is built from the notes E – G# – B#.

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Also known as

Eaug(no5)Eaugmented

Chord tones, one by one

ERoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — E.

G#Third

Major third

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

B#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

aug in every key

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More E chords from Lydian augmented