D Augmented Chord on Guitar — 12 Shapes to Play It
D Augmented is an augmented triad — built from stacked major 3rds: D, F#, A# (root, major 3rd, augmented 5th), which makes it symmetric and harmonically ambiguous. Computed live for this exact root, Fretprism finds 12 playable shapes across the neck, each checked for a real, comfortable fingering rather than just mathematically correct notes.
D Augmented Chord Notes
| Role | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| Root | D | Root |
| 3rd | F# | Major 3rd |
| 5th | A# | Augmented 5th |
D Augmented on the Guitar Fretboard
D Augmented can be played in 12 real positions across the neck — the same three notes, voiced on a different set of adjacent strings each time. Use the shape below to see every one, each already checked for a real, comfortable fingering.
- Strings E-D · First inversion
- Frets 0–2
How to practice this chord
- Play the D Augmented shapes below across the neck — the same chord, in different positions, always built from D, F#, A#.
- Listen for how the augmented sound holds up as you move it: the notes are identical in every shape, only the voicing (which note is on top or in the bass) changes.
- Once one shape feels comfortable, move to the next — building the same chord in multiple positions is what lets you play it wherever your hand already is on the neck.
D Augmented FAQ
D Augmented (Daug) is made up of D, F#, A#.
An augmented triad stacks two major 3rds on top of each other, landing on a sharpened 5th — a symmetric, harmonically ambiguous sound.
Fretprism finds 12 playable shapes for D Augmented in standard tuning, each checked for a real, comfortable fingering rather than just mathematically correct notes.