B♭aug
Augmented · B♭ – D – F♯
- B♭R
- D3
- F♯♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭aug chord
The B♭aug chord (augmented) is made up of 3 notes — B♭ is the root, D the major third and F♯ the augmented fifth. The fifth is raised a semitone, stacking two major thirds for its unsettled, floating quality.
On guitar, B♭aug chords sit higher up the neck: 654336, around the 3rd fret. All six strings sound. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Augmented triads stretch the fifth upward for an eerie, suspended feel that rarely sits still.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭aug chord?
- The B♭aug chord contains the notes B♭, D and F♯.
- How do you play B♭aug on guitar?
- A common shape is 654336. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭aug chord?
- The B♭aug chord is built from the root (B♭), a major third (D) and an augmented fifth (F♯).
- Is B♭aug the same as A♯aug?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭aug and A♯aug are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭aug.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭aug in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.