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B♭ Augmented Chord (B♭aug)

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

B♭aug
Notes
B♭DF♯
Formula
1 – 3 – ♯5

B♭aug on guitar

Open position · most common
x-1-0-3-3-2
Fret 6
x-x-8-7-7-6
Fret 11
x-13-12-11-11-14

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

B♭aug on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
3-2-2-1
Fret 5
7-6-6-5
Fret 9
11-10-10-9

B♭aug on piano

Other B♭ chords

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭dimB♭6B♭m6B♭9B♭add9B♭7sus4B♭m7♭5B♭dim7

Augmented chords in other keys

CaugC♯augDaugE♭augEaugFaugF♯augGaugA♭augAaugBaug

About the B♭ Augmented chord

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

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B♭ Augmented chord?

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

How do you play B♭aug on guitar?

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

How do you play B♭aug on piano?

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