A+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

A+

Augmented

Notes:A · C# · F

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 1 1 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x A C# F A C#	medium
x 3 2 x 5 4	– 2 1 – 4 3	x A C# x C# F	hard
x 3 6 5 5 x	– 1 4 2 3 –	x A F A C# x	medium
x x x 5 5 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x A C# F	easy
x x x 5 9 0	– – – 1 2 –	x x x A F C#	hard
10 7 6 9 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	A C# F C# x x	hard
10 7 x 9 9 0	4 1 – 2 3 –	A C# x C# F C#	hard
x x 10 9 9 8	– – 4 2 3 1	x x A C# F A	medium
x x 10 9 9 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x x A C# F C#	easy
10 11 10 x x 0	1 2 1 – – –	A F A x x C#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 3 2 1 1 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x A C# F A x	medium
x 3 2 5 x 4	– 2 1 4 – 3	x A C# A x F	hard
x 3 x 5 5 4	– 1 – 3 4 2	x A x A C# F	hard
x x 6 5 5 4	– – 4 2 3 1	x x F A C# F	medium
x x 6 5 5 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x x F A C# C#	easy
10 7 6 x x x	3 2 1 – – –	A C# F x x x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes A, C#, F. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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 A+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	A
3	4	C#
♯5	8	F

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 A6 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

C+C#+D+D#+E+F+F#+G+G#+A#+B+

See A+ in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the A+ chord?

A+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes A, C#, F.

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.