Triads
D augmented chord
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- DF♯A♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
How to play Daug
About the D augmented chord
Playing it
On guitar, Daug has an open-position shape, xx0332, using three fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E and A strings.
On piano, Daug has two black keys (F♯ and A♯) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual Daug shape is 3221, using four fingers.
