E♭aug 8-string bass chord

How to play E♭aug on 8-string bass

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

From the F♯ string x 0 3 2 1 0 3 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.