Ebaug7 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.
Recommended voicing
Eb4 · G4 · B4 · Db5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Db3 · G3 · B3
fingers 5–3–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the Ebaug7 chord
Other names: Eb augmented 7th, Eb+7
Music theory name: augmented seventh chord
Common name: Eb augmented seven chord
Notes and intervals in the Ebaug7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| Eb | Root |
| G | Major 3rd |
| B | Augmented 5th |
| Db | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
G4 · B4 · Db5 · Eb5
2nd inversion
B4 · Db5 · Eb5 · G5