What notes are in a Bbaug chord?

Bbaug is Bb, D, F#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of Bb.

How do you play Bbaug on guitar?

5th String Root Augmented: x 13 12 11 11 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Bbaug?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbaug: Bb Phrygian Dominant, Bb Lydian Augmented, Bb Altered, Bb Whole Tone, Bb Mixolydian b6, Bb Ionian #5.

Guitar chord · Augmented

Bbaug chord (Bb Augmented)

Unsettled major triad with a raised 5th degree creating suspense.

Notes BbDF#

Formula 1 3 ♯5

Shapes 1 on this page

Bbaug chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

5th String Root Augmented x 13 12 11 11 x

Interactive chord diagram

Bbaug on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bbaug

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbaug is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbaug chord?: Bbaug is Bb, D, F#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of Bb.
How do you play Bbaug on guitar?: 5th String Root Augmented: x 13 12 11 11 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbaug?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbaug: Bb Phrygian Dominant, Bb Lydian Augmented, Bb Altered, Bb Whole Tone, Bb Mixolydian b6, Bb Ionian #5.

Augmented chords in every key

Caug C#aug Daug Ebaug Eaug Faug F#aug Gaug Abaug Aaug Bbaug Baug