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