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 Faug7 has an added minor seventh: F – A – C♯ – E♭
• (commonly referred to as simply an augmented seventh chord; in
jazz, a “seventh sharp five”)
◊ Augmented Major 7th
A F+M7 has an added major seventh: F – A – C♯ – E
• (also called a “major seventh sharp five”)
♫ More Piano Chords:
Fmaj ▪ Fma7 ▪ Fma9 | Fmin ▪ Fm7 ▪ Fm9 | Fdim ▪ F°7 | Faug ▪ F+7 | Fsus2 ▪ Fsus4
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