B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

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