C Augmented Chord on Bass
The C Augmented Chord (C, E, G#) shown across the full 4-string bass fretboard. Tap any note to hear it, or open it in BassMapper to play along with a MIDI file. Free, no account needed.
About the Augmented Chord
An augmented chord raises the 5th of a major triad, creating a dreamy, unsettled sound with no clear resting point. It's a specialty color, used as a passing or tension chord to add drama before resolving to something stable.
The fretboard above shows the C Augmented Chord in every position at once. Open it in BassMapper and drop in a MIDI file to watch the chord light up on the neck in real time as a song plays.
questions
What notes are in the C Augmented Chord?
The C Augmented Chord contains C, E, G#.
What does the Augmented Chord sound like?
Dreamy and unsettled: an ambiguous, slightly eerie tension that begs to resolve.
How do I play the Augmented Chord on bass?
Use it as a quick tension chord between two stable chords; the raised 5th is the note that creates the pull, so let it lead into the next root.