TO SWELL AND BACK
course would be complete without an examination of the , which is a major triad — 1 3 5 — with a raised, or “sharped,” fifth — 1 3 # 5 — as signified by the word augmented, which means increased or expanded. In the next few lessons, I’d like to briefly cover the theoretical basis of this occasionally used and somewhat painful- yet sweet-sounding chord and cite a few examples of ways in which musicians have famously employed
