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Gaug Ukulele Chord

A mysterious, dreamlike sound with a raised fifth. Used as a chromatic passing chord, often in progressive rock, film music and Beatles-style progressions.

Ukulele

Strings 0–3–3–2

How to play the Gaug chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–3–3–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Open
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 3 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 2 · index finger

Other names for the Gaug chord

Other names: G augmented, G+

Music theory name: augmented triad

Common name: G augmented chord

Notes and intervals in the Gaug chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Major 3rd
D# Augmented 5th

All variations

Open
0–3–3–2
Open
4–3–3–2
Fret 3
4–3–3–6
Fret 4
4–7–7–6

Songs using Gaug