Ab Augmented Chord

Symbol: Abaug

Diagrams

Staff Notation

Staff Notation

Piano Keyboard

Abaug chord – keys Ab, C, E highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, E highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEAb
Abaug chord – keys Ab, C, E highlightedPiano keyboard with keys Ab, C, E highlighted. Ab is the root note.CEAb

Guitar

Guitar chord diagram for Abaug (4fr)Guitar chord voicing with notes Ab, E, Ab, C, E, Ab.Abaug (4fr)44322

Intervals

NoteIntervalSemitones
AbP10
CM34
EA58

Related Chords (Ab Root)

Ab Abm Abdim Absus2 Absus4 Ab5 Ab7 Abmaj7 Abm7 AbmMaj7 Abdim7 Abm7b5

Augmented in All Keys

Caug Dbaug Daug Ebaug Eaug Faug F#aug Gaug Abaug Aaug Bbaug Baug

Scales Containing Abaug

Db Harmonic Minor Db Melodic Minor F Harmonic Minor F Melodic Minor A Harmonic Minor A Melodic Minor

About the Ab Augmented Chord

The Ab Augmented chord is built from the notes Ab, C, E. These notes are derived by stacking intervals above the root note Ab, following the interval pattern that defines every Augmented chord. Understanding how a chord is constructed from intervals is one of the most valuable skills in music theory, because it allows you to build the chord in any key and recognize it in any context.

You can use this chord in a variety of musical contexts. Try exploring the scales that contain these notes to discover which keys this chord naturally belongs to. Each scale listed above shares all the notes of this chord, making it a diatonic chord within that key. Understanding these relationships helps with songwriting, improvisation, and arranging.

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