G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

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

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 4 3 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C G# C C E	easy · barre on fret 3
4 3 4 3 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G# C G# C E x	medium · barre on fret 3
4 7 4 7 0 0	1 2 1 3 – –	G# E G# E C E	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 8 7 8 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	E E C E G# C	medium · barre on fret 7
x 11 8 11 8 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x G# C G# G# E	medium · barre on fret 8
x 11 12 11 12 12	– 1 2 1 3 4	x G# E G# C E	medium · barre on fret 11
4 3 4 3 4 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	G# C G# C E E	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 4 3 4 4	– – 2 1 3 4	x x G# C E G#	medium
4 7 4 7 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	G# E G# E C x	medium · barre on fret 4
8 7 8 7 8 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	C E C E G# E	medium · barre on fret 7
x 11 8 11 8 12	– 2 1 3 1 4	x G# C G# G# E	hard · barre on fret 8
x 11 12 11 0 12	– 1 2 1 – 3	x G# E G# C E	easy · barre on fret 11
4 3 0 3 0 0	3 1 – 2 – –	G# C E C C E	easy
x x 4 3 4 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x G# C E x	easy
4 7 0 7 0 0	1 2 – 3 – –	G# E E E C E	medium
x 7 8 7 8 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	x E C E G# C	medium · 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 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 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.