Root position Daug
D – F♯ – A♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-3-1
D Augmented Chord on Piano
Daug D F♯ A♯ Formula 1 3 #5 3 notes
Notes
What notes are in the D Augmented chord?
The D Augmented chord has 3 notes: D, F♯, A♯. Two major thirds stacked: 4 half steps, then 4 more. The raised fifth makes it unstable, and the three notes split the octave in equal parts.
| Note | Interval from the root | Half steps |
|---|---|---|
| D | Root | 0 |
| F♯ | Major 3rd | 4 |
| A♯ | Augmented 5th | 8 |
Inversions and fingering
Every way to play D Augmented
The same notes in a different order. The lowest note changes the name after the slash; the fingering below is the usual one - right hand from the lowest key up, left hand from the lowest key up too.
1st inversion Daug/F♯
F♯ – A♯ – D
Right hand 1-2-5Left hand 5-3-1
The piano studio names these keys F♯aug: the same notes, read from another root.
2nd inversion Daug/A♯
A♯ – D – F♯
Right hand 1-3-5Left hand 5-2-1
The piano studio names these keys A♯aug: the same notes, read from another root.
Where it lives
Keys and scales with D Augmented
Every key where Daug is one of the seven chords, with its Roman numeral, and the scales whose notes include all of it - the ones to improvise over it.
Daug is not a diatonic chord of any major or natural minor key.
Scales that contain all its notes
Questions
Frequently asked
What notes are in the D Augmented chord?
The D Augmented chord (Daug) is made of D, F♯, A♯. Its formula is 1 3 #5 - the root, then the intervals of a augmented chord.
How do you play Daug on the piano?
Put your right thumb on D and play the other notes with fingers 1-3-5. With the left hand, use fingers 5-3-1 from the lowest key up.
What are the inversions of Daug?
root position Daug (D F♯ A♯); 1st inversion Daug/F♯ (F♯ A♯ D); 2nd inversion Daug/A♯ (A♯ D F♯).
Play it for real
Hold Daug and build a progression on it
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