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B augmented chord

Symbol: B+ · Notes: B – D♯ – F𝄪 (= G)

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• B: root
• D♯: major third
• F𝄪 (= G): augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D♯ – F𝄪
• 1st inversion: D♯ – F𝄪 – B
• 2nd inversion: F𝄪 – B – D♯

Other B chords

B · Bm · B7 · Bmaj7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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