D#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

D#+

Augmented

Notes:D# · G · B

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

D#+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 3 2 3	– – 1 2 1 3	x x D# G B G	easy · barre on fret 2
x 6 x 3 6 7	– 2 – 1 3 4	x D# x G D# B	hard
x 6 6 7 6 7	– 1 1 2 1 3	x D# G B D# B	easy · barre on fret 6
11 10 10 7 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	D# G B B x x	hard
11 10 10 11 10 11	2 1 1 3 1 4	D# G B D# G D#	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 2 3 2 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x x D# G B x	easy · barre on fret 2
x 6 x 7 6 3	– 2 – 4 3 1	x D# x B D# G	hard
x 6 6 7 6 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x D# G B D# x	easy · barre on fret 6
11 x 10 7 10 7	4 – 2 1 3 1	D# x B B G B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 10 10 11 10 x	2 1 1 3 1 –	D# G B D# G x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 6 2 3 2 3	– 4 1 2 1 3	x D# D# G B G	hard · barre on fret 2
x 6 6 3 x 7	– 2 3 1 – 4	x D# G G x B	hard
x 6 6 7 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x D# G B x x	easy
11 10 x 7 10 7	4 2 – 1 3 1	D# G x B G B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 10 10 11 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	D# G B D# x x	medium
3 2 2 3 2 3	2 1 1 3 1 4	G B D# G B G	medium · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The D#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes D#, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the D#+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D#
3	4	G
♯5	8	B

More D# chords

D#D#m D#7 D#°D#9 D#maj7 D#m7 D#7♯5 D#7♭5 D#6 D#m6 D#m7♭5 D#°7 D#sus2 D#sus4 D#add9 D#maj9 D#m9 D#5

Other roots

C+C#+D+E+F+F#+G+G#+A+A#+B+

See D#+ in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the D#+ chord?

D#+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes D#, G, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.