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E♭ Augmented Chord on Guitar

The E♭ Augmented chord contains E♭, G and B — 3 notes. Every position is marked across the whole fretboard below, labelled with note names and with interval numbers, and the tuning of each string can be changed.

  • Root
  • Major 3rd
  • Minor 6th
E♭ Augmented — 3 notes
Degree 1 3 ♭6
Note E♭ G B
Interval Root Major 3rd Minor 6th

Note names

E♭ Augmented chord fretboard diagram: every position of E♭, G and B across the guitar neck

Interval numbers

E♭ Augmented chord fretboard diagram labelled with interval numbers

Scales containing E♭ Augmented

Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6) E♭ G B
Harmonic Minor C E A♭
Melodic Minor C E A♭
Melodic Minor ♯4 C E A♭
Gypsy Minor (Hungarian Minor) C E A♭
Whole Tone (M1) D♭ E♭ F G A B
Tcherepnin (M3) D♭ D E♭ F F# G A B♭ B

Circle of fifths

Circle of fifths — E♭ Augmented fretonomy.com C G D A E B F# D♭ A♭ E♭ B♭ F

Chords inside E♭ Augmented

No chord in the list has fewer notes than this one.

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the E♭ Augmented chord?

E♭, G and B. That is 3 notes.

How is the E♭ Augmented chord built?

From a root of E♭: G is the major 3rd and B is the minor 6th.

Which scales contain the E♭ Augmented chord?

E♭ Harmonic Lydian (Lydian ♭6), C Harmonic Minor, C Melodic Minor and C Melodic Minor ♯4, among others. Every note of the E♭ Augmented chord is in those, so they can be played over it.

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