G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open B

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

✕21311G#CG#CE
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 1 2 1 1– 2 1 3 1 1x G# C G# C Eeasy · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 6 5 x– 1 2 4 3 –x G# E C E xhard
9 6 5 6 5 54 2 1 3 1 1G# C E C E G#hard · barre on fret 5
9 6 9 10 x x2 1 3 4 – –G# C G# E x xhard
9 10 9 10 9 91 2 1 3 1 1G# E G# E G# Ceasy · barre on fret 9
x x x 2 1 1– – – 3 1 2x x x G# C Eeasy
x 2 5 6 x x– 1 2 3 – –x G# E C x xhard
9 6 5 6 5 x4 2 1 3 1 –G# C E C E xhard · barre on fret 5
9 10 9 6 x x2 4 3 1 – –G# E G# C x xhard
x x 9 10 9 9– – 1 2 1 1x x G# E G# Ceasy · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 2 5 1– 2 1 3 4 1x G# C G# E Ehard · barre on fret 1
x 2 x 6 5 5– 1 – 4 2 3x G# x C E G#hard
5 6 5 6 5 51 2 1 3 1 1E C E C E G#easy · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 10 9 x2 1 – 4 3 –G# C x E G# xhard
x x 9 10 x 9– – 1 3 – 2x x G# E x Ceasy
x 2 x 2 1 1– 3 – 4 1 2x G# x G# C Ehard

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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G#
34C
♯58E

More G# chords

Other roots

See G#+ in another tuning

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.