D Augmented (D+) Chord – Easy Open Shape

The open D augmented chord contains is played with the open D string. It is very similar to the open D Major chord shape, but with an A# (instead of an A natural).The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the open D augmented (D+) chord shape.

D Augmented Easy Open Shape

How to play the easy open D augmented 7 chord

  • Place your 2nd finger on the 3rd fret of the 3rd string.
  • Place your 3rd finger on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string.
  • Place your 1st finger on the 2nd fret of the 1st string.
  • Strum the first four strings.

Easy open D+ chord info

  • This shape is the easy version of the D augmented chord.
  • It contains the notes (from the 4th string down) D, A#, D and F#.
  • It contains the 1 (root), #5, 1 and 3 in the key of D.
  • It is an augmented chord.

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