D♯ Augmented Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
D♯aug , D♯+

Here you can learn how to play D♯ Augmented Chord on the Guitar. The D♯ Augmented Chord has an Augmented quality which includes a Major Third interval and an Augmented (raised or sharpened) Fifth that produces a mysterious, tense sound. D♯ Augmented Chord contains the notes D♯, F, A. The D♯ Augmented Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root D♯, the Third F, and the Fifth A.

Below you will find D♯ Augmented Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the D♯ Augmented Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

D♯, F, A

Notation

Degrees

Note	Number	Name
D♯	1	Tonic
F	3	Mediant
A	♯5	Dominant

Intervals

Notes	Semitones	Interval
D♯ > D♯	0	Perfect Unison (P1)
D♯ > F	4	Major 3rd (M3)
D♯ > A	8	Augmented 5th (A5)

Root

Third

Fifth

Seventh

D♯ Augmented Open Chords

Open chord shapes for D♯ Augmented Chord with the root in the bass.

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1

3

D♯ Augmented Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for D♯ Augmented Chord with the root in the bass.

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4

1

2

3

4

C Shape

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6

1

2

3/2

4/3

A Shape

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8

1

2

3

4

G Shape

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11

1

2

3

4

E Shape

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1

2

3

4

D Shape

D♯ Augmented Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for D♯ Augmented Chord across different groupings of strings.

D♯ Augmented Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

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7

1

2

3

Root Position

(A Shape)

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11

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(E Shape)

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3

1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(D Shape)

D♯ Augmented Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

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12

1

2

3

Root Position

(E Shape)

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4

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(C Shape)

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8

1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(A Shape)

D♯ Augmented Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

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4

1

2

3

Root Position

(C Shape)

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8

1

2

3

1st Inversion

(G Shape)

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12

1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(E Shape)

D♯ Augmented Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

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9

1

2

3

Root Position

(G Shape)

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1

2

3

1st Inversion

(D Shape)

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5

1

2

3

2nd Inversion

(C Shape)

Music Theory

Want to dig deeper and learn about the chord degrees and intervals, or see related scales and chords?

Learn more about D♯ Augmented Chord

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