How to Play Ebaug on Piano

The Eb Augmented chord sounds suspended and eerie. It stacks 3 notes: Eb – 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 Ebaug

NoteIntervalFinger
EbEb4Root1
GG4Major 3rd3
BB4Augmented 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

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

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Eb) 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 Eb Chords