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How to Play the D Augmented Chord on Guitar

D Augmented Chord Overview

Notes

D-F♯-A♯

Interval Build & Degrees

I-III-♯V (Root, Major Third, and Sharp Fifth)

Tab

X-X-0-3-3-2 (X-X-D-A#-D-F#)

D Augmented Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play D Augmented:

1. Place your middle finger on the third fret of the third string
2. Place your ring finger on the third fret of the second string
3. Place your index finger on the second fret of the first string
4. Strum from the fourth string down

Common D Augmented Voicings on Guitar

D Augmented (6th string root)

10-9-8-7-X-X

D Augmented (5th string root)

X-5-8-7-7-X

D Augmented First Inversion

X-X-X-11-11-10

D Augmented Second Inversion

X-X-X-3-3-2

Famous Songs That Use the D Augmented Chord

  • Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles
  • Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen

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