The B Augmented Chord On The Piano – Charts & Fingering

How to play the B Augmented Chord on the piano

B Augmented Chord in root position

To play the B Augmented Chord on the piano, we need to determine the position of the right and left hands.

For the right hand, the thumb is placed on B the middle finger is positioned on the D# while the little finger is used to press the F## note.

For the left hand, it’s more or less the reverse. The thumb should be set on F## the middle finger is placed on the D# while the little finger is needed to press the B note.

B Augmented Chord inversions

First Inversion

To shift from the root position (B – D# – F##) to the first inversion (D# – F## – B) of the B Augmented Chord, follow these steps. For the right hand, move your thumb (1) to D#, switch your index finger (2) to F## and extend your pinky (5) to B.

For the left hand, the move between (B – D# – F##) and (D# – F## – B) is similar, except that we’ll continue to use the middle finger instead of the index finger: the thumb moves from F## to B, the middle finger moves from D# to F## and the little finger goes on D#.

Second Inversion

The movement between the root position (B – D# – F##) and the 2nd inversion (F## – B – D# -) of the B Augmented Chord follows the exact opposite logic. The highest note (F##) descends an octave.

Here for the right hand: move your thumb (1) to F##, switch your middle finger (3) to B and move your pinky (5) to D#.

Here for the left hand: put your left thumb (1) to D#, reposition your index finger (2) on B and set your little finger (5) to F##.