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Caug9 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand C3 · Bb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand E4 · G#4 · D5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Caug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play C3 and Bb3 with the left hand and E4, G#4 and D5 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 Caug9 chord

Other names: C augmented 9th, C+9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: C augmented ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Caug9 chord

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

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The same chord type in other keys