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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#aug7 Guitar Chord

An augmented seventh chord with an unstable, restless character. D#aug7 creates strong pull toward resolution and appears in melodic minor harmony.

Also known as

  • D#+7
  • Eb+7
  • D# +7
  • Eb +7
  • Ebaug7
  • D# aug7
  • Eb aug7
  • E-flat+7
  • D#augdom7
  • D-sharp+7
  • Ebaugdom7
  • E-flat +7
  • D# augdom7
  • D-sharp +7
  • Eb augdom7
  • E-flataug7
  • D-sharpaug7
  • E-flat aug7
  • D-sharp aug7
  • E-flataugdom7
  • D-sharpaugdom7
  • E-flat augdom7
  • D-sharp augdom7
  • D# augmented 7th
  • Eb augmented 7th
  • D# augmented seventh
  • Eb augmented seventh
  • E-flat augmented 7th
  • D-sharp augmented 7th
  • E-flat augmented seventh
  • D-sharp augmented seventh

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

Also called D#7#5, this altered dominant creates intense chromatic tension. It's most commonly used as a V chord resolving to G#/Ab. The movable voicing at the 6th fret is compact — make sure that augmented 5th (B♮) stands out in the voicing.

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

eBGDAE 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 3
eBGDAE 3 2 4 1 3 2 4 1
eBGDAE 1 3 4 2 1 3 4 2
eBGDAE 1 3 2 3 4 3 2 3

See how D#aug7 works with other chords — Progression Generator