Daug guitar chord

How to play Daug on guitar

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

From the low E string x x 0 3 3 2 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Daug?

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

Why do Daug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, D, F♯ and A♯, and a third more brings you back to D. So Daug has the same notes as the augmented chords on F♯ and A♯.