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Gaug9 Piano Chord

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

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand G2 · F3 fingers 5–1
Right hand B3 · Eb4 · A4 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Gaug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play G2 and F3 with the left hand and B3, Eb4 and A4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Gaug9 chord

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

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: G augmented ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Gaug9 chord

Note Interval
G Root
H Major 3rd
Eb Augmented 5th
F Minor 7th
A Major 9th

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