E♭aug 7-string guitar chord

How to play E♭aug on 7-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the low B string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the low E string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the G and high B strings ring open. Don’t play the high E string.

From the low B string 4 3 2 1 0 0 x (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.