B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 1 0 3 3 2	– 1 – 3 4 2	B G B G B D#	medium
x 5 x 3 3 2	– 4 – 2 3 1	x B x G B D#	hard
x 5 4 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x B D# G B x	medium
0 x 4 7 7 6	– – 1 3 4 2	B x D# B D# G	hard
0 5 0 7 7 6	– 1 – 3 4 2	B B B B D# G	medium
x x 0 7 7 6	– – – 2 3 1	x x B B D# G	easy
0 9 8 7 7 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	B D# G B D# x	medium
0 9 8 x x x	– 2 1 – – –	B D# G x x x	easy
0 9 0 11 11 10	– 1 – 3 4 2	B D# B D# G B	medium
x x 0 11 11 10	– – – 2 3 1	x x B D# G B	easy
x x 0 11 11 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x B D# G x	easy
x x 0 3 3 2	– – – 2 3 1	x x B G B D#	easy
x 5 4 3 x 2	– 4 3 2 – 1	x B D# G x D#	hard
x 5 4 3 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x B D# G x x	medium
0 5 4 x 7 6	– 2 1 – 4 3	B B D# x D# G	hard
x 5 0 7 7 6	– 1 – 3 4 2	x B B B D# G	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes B, D#, G. 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 B+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
♯5	8	G

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

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

See B+ 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 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.