E♭aug
Augmented · E♭ – G – B
- E♭R
- G3
- B♯5
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the E♭aug chord
The E♭aug chord (augmented) is made up of 3 notes — E♭ is the root, G the major third and B the augmented fifth. The fifth is raised a semitone, stacking two major thirds for its unsettled, floating quality.
On guitar, E♭aug chords sit higher up the neck: x65443, around the 3rd fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. 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 E♭aug chord?
- The E♭aug chord contains the notes E♭, G and B.
- How do you play E♭aug on guitar?
- A common shape is x65443. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the E♭aug chord?
- The E♭aug chord is built from the root (E♭), a major third (G) and an augmented fifth (B).
- Is E♭aug the same as D♯aug?
- Yes — E♭ and D♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so E♭aug and D♯aug are the same chord. MobileChords spells it E♭aug.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open E♭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.