Baug7 guitar chord
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About Baug7 — root position
Baug7 is B, D#, F## and A. Start with and raise the 5th from to raised 5th (F##). You’ll also see this chord written B7♯5 or B7(♯5).
Hear that one-note change by comparing with Baug7.
Hear the change
Only the 5th changes: F♯ rises a half step to F♯#. The other notes stay in place.
When Baug7 resolves to , that F##♯5 can rise another half step to .
Also written B7#5, B+7 or B7(#5).
What root position means
Baug7 in root position puts B in the bass, which is the chord as it is spelled: the note it is named after underneath everything else.
8 of Baug7’s 14 shapes do this:x21203x25243767x8x7x788x7-10-7-8-x-xx-x-9-12-10-11x-14-13-12-10-xx-14-13-14-x-15
How to use Baug7
Baug7 is a dominant with its tension raised, so it still points at — harder than a plain seventh does. A plain dominant has two voices a semitone from home; an altered one has four, because every altered tone is also sitting a semitone from a note of E. More voices leaning the same way is all "more tension" means here.
In a phrase:→→
The ii–V–I of E.
Voice by voice, Baug7 → . 3 voices move by a semitone, and one note is common to both chords. Every voice that moves at all moves by a semitone — the shortest distance there is, which is why the change sounds settled rather than sudden.
| In Baug7 | Moves | In E |
|---|---|---|
| B, the root | stays where it is | B, the fifth |
| D#, the major third | rises a semitone | E, the root |
| G, the sharp fifth | rises a semitone | G#, the major third |
| A, the flat seventh | falls a semitone | G#, the major third |
What to play over Baug7
Useful scales
- +C#E#
Contains Baug7 and adds ninth and flat fifth.
- +CDE#
Contains Baug7 and adds flat ninth, sharp ninth and flat fifth.
Chords near Baug7
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