Eaug7 guitar chord
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About Eaug7 — 3rd inversion
Eaug7 is E, G#, B# and D. Start with and raise the 5th from to . You’ll also see this chord written E7♯5 or E7(♯5).
Hear that one-note change by comparing with Eaug7.
Hear the change
Only the 5th changes: B rises a half step to B♯. The other notes stay in place.
When Eaug7 resolves to , that can rise another half step to .
Also written E7#5, E+7 or E7(#5).
What 3rd inversion means
Eaug7 in 3rd inversion puts D in the bass instead of E, the 7th of the chord. The notes are the same; what changes is what the bass line does, which is most of why you would reach for it — it lets the lowest voice move by step where the root would have jumped.
3 of Eaug7’s 14 shapes do this:x5655x10-x-10-9-9-xx-x-12-13-13-12
How to use Eaug7
Eaug7 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 A. More voices leaning the same way is all "more tension" means here.
In a phrase:→→
The ii–V–I of A.
Voice by voice, Eaug7 → . 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 Eaug7 | Moves | In A |
|---|---|---|
| E, the root | stays where it is | E, the fifth |
| G#, the major third | rises a semitone | A, the root |
| B#, the sharp fifth | rises a semitone | C#, the major third |
| D, the flat seventh | falls a semitone | C#, the major third |
What to play over Eaug7
Useful scales
- +F#A#
Contains Eaug7 and adds ninth and flat fifth.
- +FGA#
Contains Eaug7 and adds flat ninth, sharp ninth and flat fifth.
Chords near Eaug7
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