G#+ 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

G#+

Augmented

Notes:G# · C · E

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 3 3 4 3 0	2 1 1 3 1 –	G# C E G# C E	easy · barre on fret 3
4 3 3 4 3 4	2 1 1 3 1 4	G# C E G# C G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 7 4 7 8	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# G# E C	hard
x x 7 8 7 8	– – 1 2 1 3	x x G# C E C	easy · barre on fret 7
x 11 11 8 11 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x G# C C G# E	medium
x 11 11 12 11 12	– 1 1 2 1 3	x G# C E G# E	easy · barre on fret 11
4 3 3 0 3 0	4 1 2 – 3 –	G# C E E C E	medium
4 3 3 4 3 x	2 1 1 3 1 –	G# C E G# C x	easy · barre on fret 3
x x 7 8 7 4	– – 2 4 3 1	x x G# C E G#	hard
x x 7 8 7 0	– – 1 2 1 –	x x G# C E E	easy · barre on fret 7
x 11 x 8 11 0	– 2 – 1 3 –	x G# x C G# E	hard
x 11 11 12 11 0	– 1 1 2 1 –	x G# C E G# E	easy · barre on fret 11
4 3 3 0 3 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	G# C E E C x	medium
4 3 3 4 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	G# C E G# x x	medium
4 7 7 8 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	G# E G# C x x	hard
x x 7 8 7 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x x G# C E x	easy · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G#, C, E. 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 G#+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G#
3	4	C
♯5	8	E

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

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 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 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.