G#+ chord on 4-String Bass – Low B

in Low B (B-E-A-D) tuning

1432CG#CE
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 3 21 4 3 2C G# C Emedium
x 4 3 2– 3 2 1x G# C Emedium
5 4 3 x3 2 1 –E G# C xmedium
5 8 7 61 4 3 2E C E G#medium
9 8 7 64 3 2 1G# C E G#medium
9 8 7 x3 2 1 –G# C E xmedium
9 12 11 101 4 3 2G# E G# Cmedium
x 0 11 10– – 2 1x E G# Ceasy
5 0 3 62 – 1 3E E C G#medium
5 4 3 24 3 2 1E G# C Emedium
5 4 3 63 2 1 4E G# C G#medium
5 8 x 61 3 – 2E C x G#hard
x 8 7 6– 3 2 1x C E G#medium
9 8 7 103 2 1 4G# C E Cmedium
9 12 x 101 3 – 2G# E x Chard
x 12 11 10– 3 2 1x E G# Cmedium

The G#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low B 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.