G+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

Root

Type

Tuning

G+

Augmented

Notes:G · B · D#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G+ shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G, B, D#. 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 G+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	G
3	4	B
♯5	8	D#

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 G6 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

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

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.