A♭aug 5-string bass chord

How to play A♭aug on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 8th fret, your index finger on the A string at the 7th fret and your little finger on the D string at the 10th fret. Don’t play the G string.

From the B string 9 8 7 10 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭aug?

A♭aug, A♭ augmented, is A♭, C and E: the root (A♭), the major third (C) and the augmented fifth (E). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.

Why do A♭aug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, A♭, C and E, and a third more brings you back to A♭. So A♭aug has the same notes as the augmented chords on C and E.