D♭ augmented chord on ukulele (D♭aug)

D♭aug is D♭, F and A. The easiest shape is 2-1-1-0. Press Play to hear it, then try it at half speed.

2-1-1-0 · open · easy

Notes: D♭ · F · A
Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5
First shape: 2-1-1-0

How to play D♭aug on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-1-1-0, reading from the G string on the left:

Put your index finger on the C string at the 1st fret, which is D♭.
Put your middle finger on the E string at the 1st fret, which is F.
Put your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A.
The open A string adds A; don't touch it.

If an open string sounds dead, a fingertip is leaning on it. Come down more on the tips, with your knuckles bent.
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 D♭aug

6-5-5-4: movable shape at the 4th fret, medium. A different set of strings gives a different color of the same chord.
10-9-9-8: movable shape at the 8th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Capo shortcuts for D♭aug

A capo turns an open chord into D♭aug: capo on the 1st 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 D♭aug to the chords around it

The chords D♭aug usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

F♯ (the raised fifth pushes up into the IV): D♭aug (2-1-1-0) to F♯ (3-1-2-1): your index finger stays put, the middle finger slides across to the A string at the same fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 2nd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret. Shared note: D♭. F♯ on ukulele
A♭ (V in D♭ major): D♭aug (2-1-1-0) to A♭ (1-3-4-3): the index finger slides across to the G string at the same fret, your middle finger lands on the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the A string, 3rd fret, the pinky finger comes down on the E string, 4th fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. A♭ on ukulele
B♭m (vi in D♭ major): D♭aug (2-1-1-0) to B♭m (3-1-1-1): your index and middle fingers stay put, your ring finger lands on the A string, 1st fret, the pinky finger comes down on the G string, 3rd fret. D♭ and F carry over from one chord to the other. B♭m on ukulele

D♭aug is an augmented triad: two major thirds stacked, with a raised fifth. All 3 notes of D♭aug fit on the ukulele's four strings, with one of them doubled. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

A short D♭aug drill

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: A, D♭, F, A. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Then switch to 6-5-5-4 and back four times without looking at your hand.

You may also see it as C♯aug; nothing changes on the ukulele.

D♭aug in context

D♭aug on guitar and piano

Switching instruments? Try D♭aug on piano or D♭aug on guitar, or compare them on the D♭aug chord page.

Next to try on ukulele

Other augmented chords

D♭aug on ukulele: questions

What notes are in D♭aug on ukulele?

D♭, F and A. In the 2-1-1-0 shape the strings play A (G string), D♭ (C string), F (E string) and A (A string, open), so A is doubled.

What's the easiest way to play D♭aug on ukulele?

2-1-1-0, the first shape on this page. It uses open strings, so there is no barre to press.

Is D♭aug a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 2-1-1-0 needs no barre.

Which string does D♭aug start on?

In the 2-1-1-0 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd 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.