Piano chord · Triads
D♯ augmented chord on piano
Right hand: D♯ (1), F𝄪 (3), A𝄪 (5)
How to play D♯aug on piano: the keys to press, which fingers to use, inversions and how it’s written on the staff.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- D♯F𝄪A𝄪
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
Piano
Root position · numbers are finger numbers
How to play it
Right handD♯1 · thumbF𝄪3 · middleA𝄪5 · pinky
Left handD♯5 · pinkythe root, an octave lower
Finger numbers: 1 thumb · 2 index · 3 middle · 4 ring · 5 pinky. Inversions use the same notes with a different one on the bottom — they help you move smoothly between chords. Tap any key to hear it.
Tips for playing D♯aug on piano
On piano, D♯aug has one black key (D♯) and two white keys.
Notice the F𝄪 in D♯aug (D♯ F𝄪 A𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (D–F–A), so the major 3rd has to be written F𝄪 rather than G — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
