C Augmented
CaugC – E – G♯Formula 1–3–♯5
An augmented triad contains a root, major third and augmented fifth. The formula is 1–3–#5. Written note names remain visible even when two names share the same piano key.
Piano chord family
Augmented Piano Chords
An augmented triad contains a root, major third and augmented fifth.
Every card below is present in the initial page HTML. Choose a root to focus the grid, then open a detail page for root position, inversions, sound and print.
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Augmented chord chart
12 chords
D♭ Augmented
D♭augD♭ – F – AFormula 1–3–♯5
D Augmented
DaugD – F♯ – A♯Formula 1–3–♯5
E♭ Augmented
E♭augE♭ – G – BFormula 1–3–♯5
E Augmented
EaugE – G♯ – B♯Formula 1–3–♯5
F Augmented
FaugF – A – C♯Formula 1–3–♯5
F♯ Augmented
F♯augF♯ – A♯ – C𝄪Formula 1–3–♯5
G Augmented
GaugG – B – D♯Formula 1–3–♯5
A♭ Augmented
A♭augA♭ – C – EFormula 1–3–♯5
A Augmented
AaugA – C♯ – E♯Formula 1–3–♯5
B♭ Augmented
B♭augB♭ – D – F♯Formula 1–3–♯5
B Augmented
BaugB – D♯ – F𝄪Formula 1–3–♯5
How augmented chords are built
Root position and inversions
Each detail page keeps the same three chord tones across root position, first inversion and second inversion. The lowest chord tone changes while the chord root and written spelling stay the same.