How to Play Eaug on Piano

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

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 Eaug

NoteIntervalFinger
EE4Root1
G#G#4Major 3rd3
B#B#4Augmented 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on E. Use finger 3 on G# and finger 5 on B#.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (G#) 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

Caug
C – E – G#
Dbaug
Db – F – A
Daug
D – F# – A#
Ebaug
Eb – G – B
Faug
F – A – C#
F#aug
F# – A# – C##
Gaug
G – B – D#
Abaug
Ab – C – E
Aaug
A – C# – E#
Bbaug
Bb – D – F#
Baug
B – D# – F##

Other E Chords

E6
E – G# – B – C#
E7
E – G# – B – D
E9
E – G# – B – D – F#
E
E – G# – B
Em
E – G – B
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Em7
E – G – B – D
Edim
E – G – Bb
Esus2
E – F# – B
Esus4
E – A – B
Edim7
E – G – Bb – Db
Em6
E – G – B – C#
Eadd9
E – G# – B – F#