Also Caug, Eaug

A♭aug (A♭ augmented): A♭ C E. Formula 1 3 ♯5. Also Caug, Eaug. 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

  • A♭aug5/3

    Root position · A♭ C E

  • A♭aug/C6

    1st inversion · C E A♭

  • A♭aug/E6/4

    2nd inversion · E A♭ C

Relatives5

Same notes, other names2

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes7

One small move away6

Its dominant1