B♭aug 8-string bass chord

How to play B♭aug on 8-string bass

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

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

What notes are in B♭aug?

B♭aug, 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 B♭aug 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 B♭aug has the same notes as the augmented chords on D and F♯.