G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

○✕3412CECEG#
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
3 0 3 2 2 x3 – 4 1 2 –C E C E G# xmedium
x 4 3 2 2 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G# C E G# xmedium
x 4 3 x 6 5– 2 1 – 4 3x G# C x C Ehard
x 4 7 6 6 x– 1 4 2 3 –x G# E G# C xmedium
x x x 6 6 5– – – 2 3 1x x x G# C Eeasy
7 0 7 6 6 x3 – 4 1 2 –E E E G# C xmedium
11 8 7 10 x x4 2 1 3 – –G# C E C x xhard
11 8 x 10 10 x4 1 – 2 3 –G# C x C E xhard
x x 11 10 10 9– – 4 2 3 1x x G# C E G#medium
x x 11 10 10 x– – 3 1 2 –x x G# C E xeasy
x 0 3 2 2 x– – 3 1 2 –x E C E G# xeasy
x 4 3 2 x x– 3 2 1 – –x G# C E x xmedium
x 4 3 6 x 5– 2 1 4 – 3x G# C G# x Ehard
x 4 x 6 6 5– 1 – 3 4 2x G# x G# C Ehard
x 0 7 6 6 5– – 4 2 3 1x E E G# C Emedium
x 0 7 6 6 x– – 3 1 2 –x E E G# C xeasy

The G#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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.