III+ roman degree

The augmented mediant — the III triad with a raised 5th, a restless, suspended colour that blurs any centre through its symmetry.

Where it lives

4semitones from the tonic

Major mode

augmented

Hear it in context: I-III+-vi-V

I Cmaj
III+ Eaug
vi Am
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