About the Eaug chord
Eaug is a E augmented chord built from E, G#, C. Restless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.
Root
E
Quality
Augmented
Chord tones
E G# C
Shapes
1 · beginner
Notes & intervals
Every augmented chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Eaug, that gives you:
E
root1
Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.
G#
major third3
The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.
C
augmented fifth♯5
The sharpened fifth keeps climbing, so the chord never settles.
Character & mood
TenseRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.