Chords: Augmented and diminished

Augmented and diminished chords are those in which the fifth has been either raised or lowered a half-tone.

Augmented chords

In these ones, the fifth has been raised a half-tone.

Major augmented chords

C – E – G#
D – F# – A#
E – G# – C
F – A – C#
G – B – D#
A – C# – F
B – D# – G

Minor augmented chords

A – C – F
B – D – G
C – Eb – G#
D – F – A#
E – G – C
F – Ab – C#
G – Bb – Eb

Diminshed chords

In these ones, the fifth has been lowered a half-tone.

Major diminished chords

The chord receives the name of its base note, or root. In this list, the first one, from do major to ti major:

C – E – Gb
D – Gb – Ab
E – Ab – Bb
F – A – B
G – B – Db
A – Db – Eb
B – Eb – F

Minor diminished chords

Again, the chord receives the name of its root. In this list, the first one, from la minor to sol minor:

A – C – Eb
B – D – F
C – Eb – Gb
D – F – Ab
E – G – Bb
F – Ab – B
G – Bb – Db

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