B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

in Open B (B-F#-B-F#-B-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 1 0 1 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	B G B G B D#	easy
0 5 4 5 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	B B D# B D# G	easy · barre on fret 4
0 5 8 5 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	B B G B G D#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 8 9 8 8	– 2 1 3 1 1	B D# G D# G B	easy · barre on fret 8
0 1 4 1 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	B G D# G B D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 5 4 5 4 4	– 2 1 3 1 1	x B D# B D# G	easy · barre on fret 4
x 5 8 5 8 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B G B G D#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 8 9 8 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	B D# G D# G D#	easy · barre on fret 8
0 1 x 1 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	B G x G B D#	easy
0 5 0 5 4 4	– 3 – 4 1 2	B B B B D# G	medium
0 5 8 5 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	B B G B B D#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 8 9 8 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	B D# G D# G x	easy · barre on fret 8
0 1 0 1 x 0	– 1 – 2 – –	B G B G x D#	easy
0 5 4 5 0 4	– 3 1 4 – 2	B B D# B B G	medium
x 5 8 5 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x B G B B D#	medium · barre on fret 5
0 9 0 9 8 8	– 3 – 4 1 2	B D# B D# G B	medium

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 B 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 B B-F#-B-F#-B-D#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.