Piano chord
E♭ augmented chord
E♭aug is an augmented triad: the root E♭, a major 3rd up to G and an augmented 5th up to B.
- Symbol
- E♭aug
- Notes
- E♭ – G – B
Play it yourself
Tap E♭, G and B on the keys below, in any order.
- E♭
- G
- B
Augmented chords sound dreamy and unresolved. Both of their intervals are major thirds, so they split the octave into three equal parts and have no clear home.
Inversions of E♭aug
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
E♭ – G – B
- 1st inversion · E♭aug/G
G – B – E♭
- 2nd inversion · E♭aug/B
B – E♭ – G
Keys with E♭aug
E♭aug doesn't occur naturally in a major or natural minor key. It's used as a colour chord, borrowed or altered.