Ebaug7 Augmented

The Ebaug7 chord is built from the notes Eb – G – B – D.

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Also known as

Eb+(maj7)Eb+maj7Ebaugmaj7Ebma7#5Ebma7(#5)Ebmaj+7Ebmaj7#5Ebmaj7(#5)Ebmaj7(no5)#5

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.

DSeventh

Major seventh

Eleven semitones — a lush, jazzy seventh just below the octave (maj7).

🎼 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

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