B+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

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B+
Augmented
Notes:B · D# · G
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBGD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2B B G G B B G G B B D# D#medium
x x 5 5 x x 3 3 3 3 2 2– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x B B x x G G B B D# D#hard
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B D# D# G G B B x xmedium
0 0 x x 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2B B x x D# D# B B D# D# G Ghard
0 0 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2B B B B B B B B D# D# G Gmedium
x x x x 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x B B B B D# D# G Geasy
0 0 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –B B D# D# G G B B D# D# x xmedium
0 0 9 9 8 8 x x x x x x– – 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –B B D# D# G G x x x x x xeasy
0 0 9 9 0 0 11 11 11 11 10 10– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2B B D# D# B B D# D# G G B Bmedium
x x x x 0 0 11 11 11 11 10 10– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x B B D# D# G G B Beasy
x x x x 0 0 11 11 11 11 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x B B D# D# G G x xeasy
x x x x 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 2– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x B B G G B B D# D#easy
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 x x 2 2– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x B B D# D# G G x x D# D#hard
x x 5 5 4 4 3 3 x x x x– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – –x x B B D# D# G G x x x xmedium
0 0 5 5 4 4 x x 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 3 3B B B B D# D# x x D# D# G Ghard
x x 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2x x B B B B B B D# D# G Gmedium

The B+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes B, D#, G. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop 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 B+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
♯58G

More B chords

Other roots

See B+ in another tuning

What notes make up the B+ chord?

B+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes B, D#, G.

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.