Also D♭aug, Faug

Aaug (A augmented): A C# E#. Formula 1 3 ♯5. Also D♭aug, Faug. Two major 3rds stacked: it splits the octave evenly, sounds suspended in mid-air, and often leads from one chord to the next.

Made of3

Notes3

Contains & part of12

Scales that contain it12

Inversions3

  • Aaug5/3

    Root position · A C# E#

  • Aaug/C#6

    1st inversion · C# E# A

  • Aaug/E#6/4

    2nd inversion · E# A C#

Relatives5

Same notes, other names2

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes7

One small move away6

Its dominant1