A♭aug chord on piano
Ab augmented: A♭ · C · E. It sounds dreamlike and unresolved: major pushed one semitone too bright.
NotesA♭ C E
Built fromroot + major 3rd + augmented 5th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: A♭ — finger 1 · C — finger 3 · E — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootA♭ – C – E
- 1stC – E – A♭
- 2ndE – A♭ – C