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