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Bbaug7 Piano Chord

Combines the tension of an augmented fifth with a dominant seventh. Typical of jazz and blues turnarounds — a chord with a strong pull toward resolution.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Bb3 · D4 · F#4 · Ab4

How to play the Bbaug7 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: Bb3, D4, F#4 and Ab4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Bbaug7 chord

Other names: Bb augmented 7th, Bb+7

Music theory name: augmented seventh chord

Common name: Bb augmented seven chord

Notes and intervals in the Bbaug7 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
F# Augmented 5th
Ab Minor 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
D4 · F#4 · Ab4 · Bb4
2nd inversion
F#4 · Ab4 · Bb4 · D5

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