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Daug9 Piano Chord

A rich chord extending aug7 with a ninth. Found in jazz and funk.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand D3 · C4 fingers 5–1
Right hand F#4 · A#4 · E5 fingers 1–3–5

How to play the Daug9 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play D3 and C4 with the left hand and F#4, A#4 and E5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–3–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the Daug9 chord

Other names: D augmented 9th, D+9

Music theory name: augmented ninth chord

Common name: D augmented ninth chord

Notes and intervals in the Daug9 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F# Major 3rd
A# Augmented 5th
C Minor 7th
E Major 9th

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