Also Eaug, A♭aug

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

  • Caug5/3

    Root position · C E G#

  • Caug/E6

    1st inversion · E G# C

  • Caug/G#6/4

    2nd inversion · G# C E

Relatives5

Same notes, other names2

Type1

Genres that use it2

Where it goes7

One small move away6

Its dominant1