An augmented triad consists of two major thirds (M3) with an augmented fifth (A5) between the root and the fifth. The [[chord symbols|chord symbol]] for the augmented triad is the name of the root followed by a plus sign ($\mathrm{^{+}}$). **Example 1.** Augmented triad. ![[example triads augmented.png]] ![[example triads augmented.mp3]]