B+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D) tuning

○○○○○○112233D#D#GGD#D#GGBBD#D#
B+
Augmented
Notes:B · D# · G
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBGD#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 – – 2 2 – – – – 3 3D# D# G G D# D# G G B B D# D#easy
x x 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3x x B B G G B B D# D# G Geasy · barre on fret 4
9 9 8 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 54 4 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2B B D# D# G G G G B B G Ghard
9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 92 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 4 4B B D# D# B B D# D# G G B Bmedium · barre on fret 8
x x 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1– – 3 3 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x B B D# D# G G B B D# D#medium
x x 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 x x– – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 – –x x B B G G B B D# D# x xeasy · barre on fret 4
9 9 8 8 5 5 0 0 0 0 9 93 3 2 2 1 1 – – – – 4 4B B D# D# G G G G B B B Bhard
9 9 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 x x2 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 – –B B D# D# B B D# D# G G x xeasy · barre on fret 8
x x 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1– – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 2x x G G D# D# G G B B D# D#easy
x x 4 4 5 5 0 0 4 4 5 5– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x B B G G G G D# D# G Gmedium
9 9 8 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 5 53 3 2 2 4 4 – – – – 1 1B B D# D# B B G G B B G Ghard
9 9 8 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 9 92 2 1 1 3 3 – – – – 4 4B B D# D# B B G G B B B Bmedium
1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – –D# D# G G D# D# G G B B x xeasy
x x 4 4 5 5 0 0 4 4 x x– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –x x B B G G G G D# D# x xeasy
9 9 8 8 5 5 0 0 8 8 x x4 4 2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 – –B B D# D# G G G G G G x xhard
9 9 8 8 9 9 0 0 8 8 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –B B D# D# B B G G G G x xmedium

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