G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

○✕4123G#CECE
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 0 3 3 x4 1 – 2 3 –G# C E C E xmedium
x x 4 3 3 2– – 4 2 3 1x x G# C E G#medium
x x 4 3 3 x– – 3 1 2 –x x G# C E xeasy
x x 4 7 7 6– – 1 3 4 2x x G# E G# Cmedium
0 5 0 7 7 6– 1 – 3 4 2E E E E G# Cmedium
x 9 x 7 7 6– 4 – 2 3 1x G# x E G# Chard
x 9 8 7 7 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G# C E G# xmedium
x 9 8 x 11 10– 2 1 – 4 3x G# C x C Ehard
x 9 12 11 11 x– 1 4 2 3 –x G# E G# C xmedium
x x x 11 11 10– – – 2 3 1x x x G# C Eeasy
x x 0 11 11 x– – – 1 2 –x x E G# C xeasy
4 5 0 3 3 x3 4 – 1 2 –G# E E C E xmedium
4 x x 3 3 24 – – 2 3 1G# x x C E G#hard
4 5 4 3 x x2 4 3 1 – –G# E G# C x xmedium
4 5 4 x 7 61 2 1 – 4 3G# E G# x G# Chard · barre on fret 4
x 5 0 7 7 6– 1 – 3 4 2x E E E G# Cmedium

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