G♭aug bass chord

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G♭ augmented · Open position

EADGR3noteG♭B♭DroleR3♯5fret210frets 1–2C1C2C3C4
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How to play G♭aug on bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the E string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the G string.

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

What notes are in G♭aug?

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

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

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

G♭aug on other instruments

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