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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Intermediate

D#aug Guitar Chord

An augmented chord. D#aug has ethereal quality.

Also known as

  • D#+
  • Eb+
  • D# +
  • Eb +
  • Ebaug
  • D# aug
  • Eb aug
  • E-flat+
  • D-sharp+
  • E-flat +
  • D-sharp +
  • E-flataug
  • D-sharpaug
  • E-flat aug
  • D#augmented
  • D-sharp aug
  • Ebaugmented
  • D# augmented
  • Eb augmented
  • E-flataugmented
  • D-sharpaugmented
  • E-flat augmented
  • D-sharp augmented

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

Use the movable augmented shape at the 6th fret. The augmented sound might feel disorienting at first because it doesn't clearly suggest major or minor. Practice it in context — try D#aug resolving to G#/Ab to hear its natural pull.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1
eBGDAE 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3
eBGDAE 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 2
eBGDAE 3 1 2 1 2 1 2 1

See how D#aug works with other chords — Progression Generator