E♭aug 5-string bass chord

How to play E♭aug on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the E string at the 11th fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 10th fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 9th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the B string.

From the B string x 11 10 9 8 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭aug?

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

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

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