C# Augmented

C#aug

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At a Glance

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What It Is

Root, major third, augmented fifth - built from two stacked major thirds. Notes: C#, E#, G##.

Unstable and tonally ambiguous, since it splits the octave evenly and has no perfect fifth.

Not found in any of the seeded progressions or cadences.

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