How to Play Daug on Piano

The D Augmented chord sounds suspended and eerie. It stacks 3 notes: D – F# – A#.

Two stacked major thirds. It divides the octave evenly, so it sounds equally at home — and equally unresolved — in several keys at once.

Notes in Daug

NoteIntervalFinger
DD4Root1
F#F#4Major 3rd3
A#A#4Augmented 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on D. Use finger 3 on F# and finger 5 on A#.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (F#, A#) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Augmented Chords

Other D Chords