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The augmented seventh chord Play , or seventh augmented

fifth chord,[1] or seventh sharp five chord is a dominant
seventh chord consisting of an augmented triad with a minor
seventh.[2] Thus, it consists of a root, major third, augmented
fifth, and the minor seventh.[3] Thus in the key of C major it
would be C, E, G-sharp, and B-flat as in the figure. It may be Play
notated with the chord symbols Cm+7, Cmaug7, C+7, Caug7,
[3] or C7♯5, and can be represented by the integer notation {0, 4,
8, 10}. augmented seventh chord
Component intervals from root
The root is the only optional note in an augmented seventh
chord, the fifth being required because it is raised.[4] This minor seventh
alteration is useful in the major mode because the raised 5th augmented fifth
creates a leading tone to the 3rd of the tonic triad.[2] See also major third
dominant.
root
In rock parlance, the term Augmented seventh chord is Tuning
sometimes confusingly and erroneously used to refer to the
80:100:125:144
so-called "Hendrix chord", a 7♯9 chord which contains the
interval of an augmented ninth but not an augmented fifth.[5] Forte no. / Complement
4-24 / 8-24
The augmented minor seventh chord may be considered an
altered dominant seventh and may use the whole-tone scale, as
may the dominant seventh flat five chord.[7] See chord scale
system.

The augmented seventh chord normally resolves to the chord a One chord scale option for a C
perfect fifth below,[8] thus G7+5 resolves to a C major chord, augmented dominant seventh
for example. chord (C E G♯ B♭ Play ) is the
C whole tone scale:[6] C D E F♯
Chord table G♯ A♯/B♭ Play

Augmented seventh chord

resolution in C major. Play

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Chord Root Major third Augmented fifth Minor seventh

Caug7 C E G♯ B♭
C♯aug7 C♯ E♯ (F) G (A) B
D♭aug7 D♭ F A C♭ (B)
Daug7 D F♯ A♯ C
D♯aug7 D♯ F (G) A (B) C♯
E♭aug7 E♭ G B D♭
Eaug7 E G♯ B♯ (C) D
Faug7 F A C♯ E♭
F♯aug7 F♯ A♯ C (D) E
G♭aug7 G♭ B♭ D F♭ (E)
Gaug7 G B D♯ F
G♯aug7 G♯ B♯ (C) D (E) F♯
A♭aug7 A♭ C E G♭
Aaug7 A C♯ E♯ (F) G
A♯aug7 A♯ C (D) E (F♯) G♯
B♭aug7 B♭ D F♯ A♭
Baug7 B D♯ F (G) A

See also
Augmentation (music)

Sources
1. Kroepel, Bob (1993). Mel Bay Creative Keyboard's Deluxe Encyclopedia of Piano Chords: A Complete
Study of Chords and How to Use Them, p.15. ISBN 0-87166-579-4.
2. "The Dominant with a Raised 5th", Kostka, Stefan, and Dorothy Payne. 2004. Tonal Harmony with an
Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music. 6th Ed. pp. 446-447. New York. ISBN 978-0-07-332713-6.
3. Garner, Robert (2007). Mel Bay presents Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass, p.69. ISBN
0-7866-7736-8.
4. Latarski, Don (1991). An Introduction to Chord Theory, p.29. ISBN 0-7692-0955-6.
5. Radio: "Shiver down the backbone - Jimi Hendrix comes to Radio 3" (http://www.spectator.co.uk
/the-magazine/arts/365466/shiver-down-the-backbone.thtml), The Spectator, by Kate Chisholm,

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6. Hatfield, Ken (2005). Jazz and the Classical Guitar Theory and Applications, p.121. ISBN
0-7866-7236-6.
7. Berle, Annie (1996). Contemporary Theory And Harmony, p.100. ISBN 0-8256-1499-6.
8. Bay, William (1994). Mel Bay Complete Jazz Sax Book, p.64. ISBN 0-7866-0229-5.

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