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B♭aug chord

B♭aug (also written A♯aug) is the Bb augmented chord. It has 3 notes: B♭ – D – F♯ (1 – 3 – ♯5).

An augmented chord raises the fifth of a major chord. It sounds suspenseful and dreamlike and usually leads into the next chord.

B♭aug chord on Guitar

B♭aug chord on guitar, shape 1 (x10332)
Open positionx10332
B♭aug chord on guitar, shape 2 (xx8776)
From the 6th fretxx8776
B♭aug chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-8-11-11-10)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-11-11-10
B♭aug chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-13-12-11-11-14)
From the 11th fretx-13-12-11-11-14

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D open; G 3rd fret; B 3rd fret; high E 2nd fret.

B♭aug chord on Ukulele

B♭aug chord on ukulele, shape 1 (3221)
From the 1st fret3221
B♭aug chord on ukulele, shape 2 (7665)
From the 5th fret7665
B♭aug chord on ukulele, shape 3 (11-10-10-9)
From the 9th fret11-10-10-9
B♭aug chord on ukulele, shape 4 (3665)
From the 3rd fret3665

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 2nd fret; E 2nd fret; A 1st fret.

B♭aug chord on Piano

B♭aug chord on piano: B♭, D, F♯

Play B♭, D and F♯ together with your right hand, and B♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the B♭aug chord

B♭aug appears in 7 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Bb chords:

Chords in the key of B♭ major:

B♭aug chord: questions

What notes are in the B♭aug chord?

B♭aug (Bb augmented) is made of B♭, D and F♯ (1 – 3 – ♯5).

How do you play B♭aug on guitar?

The most common shape is x10332 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭aug on ukulele?

Play 3221 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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