D7♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play D7♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the B string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Let the D and C strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and F strings.

From the F♯ string x 3 2 3 0 3 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in D7♯5?

D7♯5, D augmented seventh, is D, F♯, A♯ and C: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the augmented fifth (A♯) and the minor seventh (C). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.