B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 3 2 3	– 1 1 2 1 3	x B D# G B G	easy · barre on fret 2
7 6 6 3 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	B D# G G x x	hard
7 6 6 7 6 7	2 1 1 3 1 4	B D# G B D# B	medium · barre on fret 6
x x 10 7 10 11	– – 2 1 3 4	x x B B G D#	hard
x x 10 11 10 11	– – 1 2 1 3	x x B D# G D#	easy · barre on fret 10
x 2 2 3 2 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x B D# G B x	easy · barre on fret 2
7 x 6 3 6 3	4 – 2 1 3 1	B x G G D# G	hard · barre on fret 3
7 6 6 7 6 x	2 1 1 3 1 –	B D# G B D# x	easy · barre on fret 6
x x 10 11 10 7	– – 2 4 3 1	x x B D# G B	hard
x x 10 11 10 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x x B D# G x	easy · barre on fret 10
x 2 2 3 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x B D# G x x	easy
7 6 x 3 6 3	4 2 – 1 3 1	B D# x G D# G	hard · barre on fret 3
7 6 6 7 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	B D# G B x x	medium
7 10 10 11 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	B G B D# x x	hard
11 10 10 11 10 11	2 1 1 3 1 4	D# G B D# G D#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 2 2 x 2 3	– 1 2 – 3 4	x B D# x B G	hard

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 – Open A 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.