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Tense

D Augmented

D · F# · Bb

Daug4231

Shape 1 · difficulty 6/10

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About the Daug chord

Daug is a D augmented chord built from D, F#, Bb. Restless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.

Root

D

Quality

Augmented

Chord tones

D F# Bb

Shapes

1 · advanced

Notes & intervals

Every augmented chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Daug, that gives you:

D

root1

Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.

F#

major third3

The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.

Bb

augmented fifth♯5

The sharpened fifth keeps climbing, so the chord never settles.

Character & mood

TenseRestless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Daug on ukulele?

The first shape is the easiest voicing: 4 fretted strings and 0 open strings. Put your pinky finger on the 3rd fret of the G string. Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the C string. Put your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the E string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the A string. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in a Daug chord?

Daug is D, F#, Bb. That is a augmented triad (root, major third, augmented fifth). Play them in any order and you still get Daug.

What makes Daug a augmented chord?

Restless and searching: pushes upward and refuses to settle. A dramatic transition chord. Chord quality is the interval pattern above the root. That pattern is what you hear as augmented.

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