What notes are in a Eaug chord?

Eaug is E, G#, B#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of E.

How do you play Eaug on guitar?

5th String Root Augmented: x 7 6 5 5 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Eaug?

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

Guitar chord · Augmented

Eaug chord (E Augmented)

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

Notes EG#B#

Formula 1 3 ♯5

Shapes 1 on this page

Eaug chord shapes

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

5th String Root Augmented x 7 6 5 5 x

Interactive chord diagram

Eaug 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 ✕ ✕

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Scales to play over Eaug

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Eaug chord?: Eaug is E, G#, B#: the 1, 3, ♯5 of E.
How do you play Eaug on guitar?: 5th String Root Augmented: x 7 6 5 5 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Eaug?: Scales on E that contain every note of Eaug: E Phrygian Dominant, E Lydian Augmented, E Altered, E Whole Tone, E Mixolydian b6, E Ionian #5.

Augmented chords in every key

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