Baug 5-string bass chord

How to play Baug on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the E string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the B and G strings ring open.

From the B string 0 3 2 1 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Baug?

Baug, B augmented, is B, D♯ and F♯♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯) and the augmented fifth (F♯♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.

Why do Baug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, B, D♯ and F♯♯, and a third more brings you back to B. So Baug has the same notes as the augmented chords on D♯ and F♯♯.