Dmaj7♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play Dmaj7♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the G string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the C string at the 6th fret and your index finger on the F string at the 5th fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the F♯, B, E and A strings.

From the F♯ string x x x x 0 6 6 5 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Dmaj7♯5?

Dmaj7♯5, D augmented major seventh, is D, F♯, A♯ and C♯: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the augmented fifth (A♯) and the major seventh (C♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7.