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D Augmented Chord (Daug)

Notes: D, F♯, A♯. Tap any diagram to hear it.

Daug
Notes
DF♯A♯
Formula
1 – 3 – ♯5

Daug on guitar

Open position · most common
x-x-0-3-3-2
Fret 6
x-x-0-7-7-6
Fret 10
x-x-12-11-11-10

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

Daug on ukulele

Fret 1 · most common
3-2-2-1
Fret 5
7-6-6-5
Fret 9
11-10-10-9

Daug on piano

Other D chords

DDmD7Dmaj7Dm7Dsus2Dsus4DdimD6Dm6D9Dadd9D7sus4Dm7♭5Ddim7

Augmented chords in other keys

CaugC♯augE♭augEaugFaugF♯augGaugA♭augAaugB♭augBaug

About the D Augmented chord

Augmented chords raise the fifth, giving a mysterious, unresolved sound that leads into the next chord. Daug is built from the root (D), major third (F♯), augmented fifth (A♯).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the D Augmented chord?

The Daug chord is made of D, F♯, A♯: the root, major third, augmented fifth.

How do you play Daug on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-x-0-3-3-2, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string).

How do you play Daug on piano?

Press D, F♯, A♯ together. In root position the lowest note is D.