bIII+ roman degree

The augmented flat third — bIII with a raised 5th, a bright tension that often leads chromatically toward the dominant in a minor key.

Where it lives

3semitones from the tonic

Minor mode

augmented

Hear it in context: i-bIII+-bVI-V

i Cm
bIII+ Ebaug
bVI Abmaj
V G7

Piano sound loads on first tap. Resolved in the key of C — every chord links to its full analysis.

Progressions that use it