An augmented seventh chord is an augmented triad (which has a root note, a major third, and an augmented fifth) with a seventh interval added above the root:
◊ Augmented Minor 7th
A G♯aug7 has an added minor seventh: G♯ – B♯ – Dx* – F♯
• (commonly referred to as simply an augmented seventh chord; in
jazz, a “seventh sharp five”)
◊ Augmented Major 7th
A G♯+M7 has an added major seventh: G♯ – B♯ – Dx – Fx
• (also called a “major seventh sharp five”)
* see double-sharp
♫ More Piano Chords:
G#maj ▪ G#ma7 ▪ G#ma9 | G#min ▪ G#m7 ▪ G#m9 | G#dim ▪ G#°7 | G#aug ▪ G#+7 | G#sus2 ▪ G#sus4
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