Dbaug Db augmented chord
- Notes
- Db F A
- Formula
- 1 3 #5
- Semitones
- 0 4 8 above the root
- Also written
- C#aug (C# E# G##)
- Other symbols
- Db+, Db(#5)
Db to F is a major third (4 semitones), F to A is a major third (4 semitones). Two major thirds stacked, which splits the octave into three equal parts. The same three keys make an augmented chord on each of its notes, which is why its inversions read as Faug and Aaug.
Dbaug on the piano
Root position from Db4: Db4, F4, A4. Middle C is C4.
Dbaug on the guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E). Strings run low E on the left to high e on the right, frets downwards; × is a muted string, ○ an open string, and each dot shows the note it sounds, with the root in blue-green. Every shape below has Db as its lowest note.
x 4 7 6 6 5 (low E to high e)
Sounds Db3 A3 Db4 F4 A4
9 x 11 10 10 x (low E to high e)
Sounds Db3 Db4 F4 A4
The E-shape and A-shape grips are movable: an E-shape chord's root is the note under your first finger on the low E string, an A-shape chord's root is the note on the A string. Slide the same grip up or down to play augmented chords on other roots.
Dbaug on the ukulele
Standard ukulele tuning is G C E A, drawn with the G string on the left and frets downwards, as ukulele chord charts show it. The G string is tuned higher than the C string (G4 above middle C, a fifth over C4), so the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not on the G string, and a shape can sound as an inversion even when its root is on the G string. All four strings are strummed, so every string plays a chord tone; the root is in blue-green.
2110 (G C E A)
Sounds A4 Db4 F4 A4
2114 (G C E A)
Sounds A4 Db4 F4 Db5
Inversions of Dbaug
An inversion puts a note other than the root in the bass. The name is what semicord's chord finder calls those notes played bottom to top; a slash name like C/E means a C chord with E in the bass.
| Position | Notes, bass first | Named | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Root position | Db F A | Dbaug | |
| 1st inversion | F A Db | Faug (also read as Dbaug/F) | |
| 2nd inversion | A Db F | Aaug (also read as Dbaug/A) |
Where Dbaug fits
Dbaug is III+ in Bb minor. It also appears as a passing chord between Db and Db6 or between Db and the IV chord, where the raised fifth A climbs one half step at a time.