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Abaug Piano Chord

A mysterious, dreamlike sound with a raised fifth. Used as a chromatic passing chord, often in progressive rock, film music and Beatles-style progressions.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Ab3 · C4 · E4

How to play the Abaug chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Ab3, C4 and E4. Suggested fingering is 1–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Abaug chord

Other names: Ab augmented, Ab aug, Ab+

Music theory name: augmented triad

Common name: Ab augmented chord

Intervals and tones in Abaug chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
E Augmented 5th

Inversions

1st inversion
C4 · E4 · Ab4
2nd inversion
E4 · Ab4 · C5

Songs using Abaug