Augmented triad
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An augmented triad is a chord, made up of two major thirds (an augmented fifth). The term augmented triad arises from an augmented triad being considered a major chord whose top note (fifth) is raised. When using popular-music symbols, it is indicated by the symbol "+" or "aug". For example, the augmented triad built on A♭, written as A♭+, has pitches A♭-C-E:
Quick Facts Component intervals from root, Tuning ...
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augmented fifth | |
major third | |
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16:20:25 | |
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3-12 / |
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The chord can be represented by the integer notation {0, 4, 8}.