G#+ chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning

○132CG#EG#
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 1 4 3– 1 3 2C G# E G#medium
4 5 4 32 4 3 1E C E G#medium
8 5 4 74 2 1 3G# C E Chard
8 9 8 72 4 3 1G# E G# Cmedium
8 9 0 x1 2 – –G# E C xeasy
4 1 0 33 1 – 2E G# C G#medium
x 5 4 3– 3 2 1x C E G#medium
8 5 4 x3 2 1 –G# C E xhard
8 9 0 72 3 – 1G# E C Cmedium
8 9 0 111 2 – 3G# E C Emedium
0 5 4 3– 3 2 1C C E G#medium
4 5 x 32 3 – 1E C x G#hard
8 x 4 73 – 1 2G# x E Chard
8 9 x 72 3 – 1G# E x Chard
8 9 12 111 2 4 3G# E C Ehard
4 5 0 32 3 – 1E C C G#medium

The G#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G#+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
34C
♯58E

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#+ in another tuning

What notes make up the G#+ chord?

G#+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes G#, C, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.