Eb7#5 Augmented
The Eb7#5 chord is built from the notes Eb – G – B – Db.
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Also known as
Eb+7Eb-aug7Eb7(#5)Ebaugmented7
Chord tones, one by one
EbRoot
Root
The fundamental note the chord is built on — Eb.
GThird
Major third
Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).
BFifth
Augmented fifth (♯5)
Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.
DbSeventh
Minor seventh (♭7)
Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).
🎼 Related scales
🎹 Modal analysis
This chord implies the Whole tone scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5.
🎸 Genres
Impressionism · Film & TV scoring · Jazz