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B♭ augmented chord

Symbol: B♭+ · Notes: B♭ – D – F♯

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♯: 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♭ · B♭m · B♭7 · B♭maj7 · B♭m7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · A♯dim · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7 · A♯m7♭5

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