Augmented chords are three-note chords that have a tense or dissonant sound. They are built using two stacked major thirds.
Imagine looking at the world through a magnifying glass - that's what an augmented chord does to a musical note. It enlarges and intensifies the sound, creating tension.
Tritone: The tritone is an interval of three whole steps, also known as an augmented fourth or diminished fifth. It has a very dissonant and unresolved sound.
Altered Chords: Altered chords are chords that have one or more notes modified by raising or lowering them by a half step. They create unique and unexpected sounds.
Enharmonic Equivalents: Enharmonic equivalents are different ways to notate the same pitch. For example, C# (C sharp) and Db (D flat) are enharmonic equivalents because they represent the same piano key but with different names.
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