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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 Bb2 · Ab3 fingers 5–1
Right hand D4 · F#4 · C5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Baug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Bb2 and Ab3 with the left hand and D4, F#4 and C5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Baug9 chord

Other names: B augmented 9th, B+9, B aug9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: B augmented ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Baug9 chord

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

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