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D augmented chord

Symbol: D+ · Notes: D – F♯ – A♯

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• D: root
• F♯: major third
• A♯: augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: D – F♯ – A♯
• 1st inversion: F♯ – A♯ – D
• 2nd inversion: A♯ – D – F♯

Other D chords

D · Dm · D7 · Dmaj7 · Dm7 · Dsus2 · Dsus4 · Ddim · D6 · Dm6 · Dadd9 · Ddim7 · Dm7♭5

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