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Baug9 Piano Chord

A rich chord extending aug7 with a ninth. Found in jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand B2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D#4 · G4 · C#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Baug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A3 with the left hand and D#4, G4 and C#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Baug9 chord

Other names: B augmented 9th, B+9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: B augmented ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Baug9 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D# Major 3rd
G Augmented 5th
A Minor 7th
C# Major 9th

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