D9#5 Piano Chord: Notes, Inversions and Fingering (D Augmented Ninth)

How to play D9#5

Find D at or above middle C. That is the root.
Add F#, A#, C and E above it, skipping the keys in between.
Right hand fingering: 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands. Left hand: play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

Notes

Droot

F#3 · major third

A##5 · augmented fifth

Cb7 · minor seventh

E9 · ninth

Notes and theory

Droot

F#3 · major third

A##5 · augmented fifth

Cb7 · minor seventh

E9 · ninth

The augmented ninth (9#5) is a dominant ninth with a raised fifth, used as a strong pull toward the next chord. The formula is 1 3 #5 b7 9, and you will also see it written as Daug9 and D+9.

D9#5 on guitar D9#5 on ukulele

More D chords

All D piano chords

Dmajor Dmminor D7dominant seventh Dm7minor seventh Dmaj7major seventh Dsus4suspended fourth Dsus2suspended second Ddimdiminished Daugaugmented D6major sixth D9dominant ninth Dadd9added ninth Dm7b5half-diminished Ddim7diminished seventh D7sus4dominant seventh suspended fourth D5power chord Dm6minor sixth Dm9minor ninth

augmented ninth chords in every key

C9#5 C#9#5 D9#5 D#9#5 E9#5 F9#5 F#9#5 G9#5 G#9#5 A9#5 A#9#5 B9#5

Questions

What notes are in the D9#5 chord?

D9#5 (D augmented ninth) is made of five notes: D (root), F# (major third), A# (augmented fifth), C (minor seventh) and E (ninth).

How do you play D9#5 on piano?

Play D, F#, A#, C and E together. With the right hand use fingers 1-2-3-4-5, or split the chord between both hands; with the left hand use play the root and fifth, and leave the upper notes to the right hand.

What does a augmented ninth chord sound like?

The augmented ninth (9#5) is a dominant ninth with a raised fifth, used as a strong pull toward the next chord.