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B Augmented Chord (Baug)

Notes: B, D♯, F𝄪. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Baug
Notes
BD♯F𝄪
Formula
1 – 3 – ♯5

Baug on guitar

Open position · most common
x-2-1-0-0-3
Fret 7
x-x-9-8-8-7
Fret 12
x-14-13-12-12-15

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Baug on ukulele

Open position · most common
0-3-3-2
Fret 6
8-7-7-6
Fret 10
12-11-11-10

Baug on piano

Other B chords

BBmB7Bmaj7Bm7Bsus2Bsus4BdimB6Bm6B9Badd9B7sus4Bm7♭5Bdim7

Augmented chords in other keys

CaugC♯augDaugE♭augEaugFaugF♯augGaugA♭augAaugB♭aug

About the B Augmented chord

Augmented chords raise the fifth, giving a mysterious, unresolved sound that leads into the next chord. Baug is built from the root (B), major third (D♯), augmented fifth (F𝄪).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B Augmented chord?

The Baug chord is made of B, D♯, F𝄪: the root, major third, augmented fifth.

How do you play Baug on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-2-1-0-0-3, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play Baug on piano?

Press B, D♯, F𝄪 together. In root position the lowest note is B.