Triads

G# Augmented chord

Two stacked major thirds. Symmetrical and dreamlike, it belongs to no single key, which makes it a great pivot chord.

Instrument

Notes in G# Augmented

Notes and intervals of the G# Augmented chord
Note	Interval	Semitones from root
G#	Root	0
C	Major 3rd	4
E	Minor 6th	8

Formula: 0–4–8 semitones above the root. Move the whole shape up or down and you get the same chord in another key — that is why Augmented chords sound alike no matter where they start.

Other chords on G#

G# Major G# Minor G# Diminished G# Major 7th G# Minor 7th G# Dominant 7th G# Diminished 7th G# Half-Diminished 7th

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