The G Augmented Chord On The Piano – Charts & Fingering

How to play the G Augmented Chord on the piano

G Augmented Chord in root position

To play the G 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 G the middle finger is positioned on the B while the little finger is used to press the D# note.

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

G Augmented Chord inversions

First Inversion

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

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

Second Inversion

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

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

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