G+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G+

Augmented

Notes:G · B · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G+ shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

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

See G+ 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 G+ chord?

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

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.