D augmented chord on ukulele (Daug)

Daug is D, F♯ and A♯. The usual shape is 3-2-2-1. Play it once at full speed, then at a quarter to hear every note.

3-2-2-1 · movable · medium

Notes: D · F♯ · A♯
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5
First shape: 3-2-2-1

How to play Daug on ukulele

Shape 1, 3-2-2-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: A string, 1st fret (A♯).
Middle finger: C string, 2nd fret (D).
Ring finger: E string, 2nd fret (F♯).
Pinky: G string, 3rd fret (A♯).

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
Strum with the pad of your index finger or thumb, all four strings, across the spot where the neck meets the body.

Other ways to play Daug

7-6-6-5: movable shape at the 5th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
11-10-10-9: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

Playing Daug with a capo

A capo turns an open chord into Daug: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Caug shape (1-0-0-3). Handy when the rest of the song's chords also have open shapes in that position.

Changing from Daug to the chords around it

Songs rarely hold Daug for long. Here's what your hand does on the moves that come up most.

G (the raised fifth pushes up into the IV): Daug (3-2-2-1) to G (0-2-3-2): move the index finger to the C string, 2nd fret, move the middle finger to the A string, 2nd fret, the ring finger goes to the E string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Shared note: D. G on ukulele
A (V in D major): Daug (3-2-2-1) to A (2-1-0-0): the index finger goes to the C string, 1st fret, the middle finger slides across to the G string at the same fret. A on ukulele
Bm (vi in D major): Daug (3-2-2-1) to Bm (4-2-2-2): the index finger goes to the C string, 2nd fret, the middle finger slides across to the E string at the same fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. Everything moves: lift the whole hand and place the new shape in one go. D and F♯ carry over from one chord to the other. Bm on ukulele

Daug is an augmented triad: two major thirds stacked, with a raised fifth. All 3 notes of Daug fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. On ukulele you hear it best picked slowly, string by string.

A short Daug drill

Before strumming, play 3-2-2-1 note by note: A♯ then D then F♯ then A♯. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Then switch to 7-6-6-5 and back four times without looking at your hand.

Keys and progressions with Daug

Daug on guitar and piano

Daug on guitar and piano uses the same 3 notes in a different layout. See all three together.

Next to try on ukulele

Other augmented chords

Daug on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Daug on ukulele?

D, F♯ and A♯. In the 3-2-2-1 shape the strings play A♯ (G string), D (C string), F♯ (E string) and A♯ (A string), so A♯ is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play Daug on ukulele?

In standard tuning Daug can't use open strings. Begin with 3-2-2-1. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and a capo is worth trying when the song allows.

Is Daug a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 3-2-2-1 needs no barre.

Which string does Daug start on?

In the 3-2-2-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 3rd fret, which is A♯, the augmented fifth.

Every shape above plays only D, F♯ and A♯, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.