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Haug9 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 Eb4 · G4 · C#5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Haug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A3 with the left hand and Eb4, 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).

Notation for Haug9 chord

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

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: H augmented ninth chord

Intervals and tones in Haug9 chord

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