How to Play Piano Chord: D augmented major 11 — root | PianoKitty

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Daugmaj11

root position

D augmented major 11

root position

Notes

D, F♯, A♯, C♯, E, G

Parent major scale: D

The notes of the D major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	D	root
2	E	second
3	F♯	third
4	G	fourth
5	A	fifth
6	B	sixth
7	C♯	seventh
8	D	octave
9	E	ninth
10	G	eleventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

augmented major 11 chord pattern

1, 3, ♯5, 7, 9, 11

root	D
third	F♯
sharp fifth	A♯
seventh	C♯
ninth	E
eleventh	G

Similar chords

D major 9 sharp 5 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
D major 11 with flattened fifth

Upper structures

D augmented stacked under Ddim (separated by a major 7th)

Play it as two chords

F♯ major D · C♯

F♯–A♯–C♯ = 3, ♯5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th
G minor D · C♯

G–A♯–D = 11, ♯5, 1 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the augmented major 11 chords Practice all inversions of Daugmaj11

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