Eaug9 guitar chord
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About Eaug9
Eaug9 is E, G#, B#, D and F#. Start with and raise the 5th from to . You’ll also see this chord written E9♯5 or E9(♯5).
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Only the 5th changes: B rises a half step to B♯. The other notes stay in place.
When Eaug9 resolves to , that can rise another half step to .
Also written E9#5, E+9 or E9(#5).
How to use Eaug9
Eaug9 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, Eaug9 → . 3 voices move by a semitone, and one note is common to both chords. Those semitones are what the ear follows; the rest is the chord rearranging itself underneath.
| In Eaug9 | 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 |
| F#, the ninth | falls a whole tone | E, the fifth |
What to play over Eaug9
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- +A#
Contains Eaug9 and adds flat fifth.
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