Notechord

Dmaj7♯5 (augmented major 7th)

4-note augmented major 7th on D — D, F♯, A♯, C♯.

Press to hear the chord strummed low to high.

A major seventh on an augmented triad — raised fifth under the leading tone, ethereal and unresolved-yet-major.

The notes

Pitches taken from the first fingering below — click any note to open its frequency page.

Interval formula

DegreeNoteWhat it is
1Droot
3F♯major third
♯5A♯sharp fifth (augmented)
7C♯major seventh

The formula reads in semitones above the root (D): 1, 3, ♯5, 7. A voicing may leave a tone out — often the fifth — but never adds one from outside this set.

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Guitar fingerings · 4

423
open position
2fr143211
from fret 2
5fr1243
from fret 5
9fr231
from fret 9

Ukulele fingerings · 4

23
open position
4fr4231
from fret 4
5fr2341
from fret 5
7fr1423
from fret 7

Read a diagram top-down: the thick bar is the nut, dots are where to press (the number is which finger), means play the open string, means don't play it. A bar across strings is a barre.

Other D chords

maj7♯5 (augmented major 7th) chords on every root