G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) tuning

○○✕121G#EG#CE
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 0 0 x1 2 1 – – –G# E G# C E xeasy · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 4 4 x– 1 4 2 3 –x E C E G# xmedium
x 6 x 4 4 3– 4 – 2 3 1x G# x E G# Chard
x 6 5 4 0 x– 3 2 1 – –x G# C E E xmedium
x 6 5 0 0 x– 2 1 – – –x G# C C E xeasy
x 6 9 0 8 7– 1 4 – 3 2x G# E C C Emedium
x x x 8 8 7– – – 2 3 1x x x G# C Eeasy
x x 9 8 8 x– – 3 1 2 –x x E G# C xeasy
9 10 9 0 0 111 2 1 – – 3E C E C E G#medium · barre on fret 9
x 10 x 12 12 11– 1 – 3 4 2x C x C E G#hard
x x x 12 12 11– – – 2 3 1x x x C E G#easy
1 2 1 0 0 31 2 1 – – 3G# E G# C E Cmedium · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 4 4 3– 1 – 3 4 2x E x E G# Chard
x 6 5 4 x 3– 4 3 2 – 1x G# C E x Chard
x 6 5 4 4 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G# C E G# xmedium
x 6 5 0 0 7– 2 1 – – 3x G# C C E Emedium

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