How to Play Baug on Piano

The B Augmented chord sounds suspended and eerie. It stacks 3 notes: B – D# – F##.

Two stacked major thirds. It divides the octave evenly, so it sounds equally at home — and equally unresolved — in several keys at once.

Notes in Baug

NoteIntervalFinger
BB4Root1
D#D#5Major 3rd3
F##F##5Augmented 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on B. Use finger 3 on D# and finger 5 on F##.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (D#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Augmented Chords

Other B Chords