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