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How to Play the D♯ / E♭ Augmented Chord on Guitar

D♯ / E♭ Augmented Chord Overview

Notes

D♯-G-B

Interval Build & Degrees

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

Tab

X-X-1-0-0-3 (X-X-D♯-G-B-G)

D♯ / E♭ Augmented Step by Step Instructions

Here is how you play D♯ / E♭ Augmented:

1. Place your index finger on the first fret of the fourth string
2. Leave the third and second string open
3. Place your pinky on the third fret of the first string
4. Strum from the fourth string down

Common D♯ / E♭ Augmented Voicings on Guitar

D# / Eb Augmented (6th string root)

11-10-9-8-X-X

D# / Eb Augmented (5th string root)

X-6-9-8-8-X

D# / Eb Augmented First Inversion

X-X-X-12-12-11

D# / Eb Augmented Second Inversion

X-X-X-4-4-3

Famous Songs That Use the D♯ / E♭ Augmented Chord

  • Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
  • Life on Mars? by David Bowie

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