Dmaj9♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play Dmaj9♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the three strings from the D to the C at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 5th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 6th fret and your ring finger on the F string at the 5th fret. Don’t play the F♯, B and E strings.

From the F♯ string x x x 5 4 6 4 5 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Dmaj9♯5?

Dmaj9♯5, D major ninth sharp five, is D, F♯, A♯, C♯ and E: the root (D), the major third (F♯), the augmented fifth (A♯), the major seventh (C♯) and the ninth (E). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 9.