G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

G#+

Augmented

Notes:G# · C · E

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# C G# C E	easy
8 5 4 5 4 0	4 2 1 3 1 –	G# C E C E E	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 8 5 8 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	G# C G# C G# E	medium · barre on fret 5
8 9 8 9 8 8	1 2 1 3 1 1	G# E G# E G# C	easy · barre on fret 8
x 1 4 1 0 0	– 1 2 1 – –	x G# E G# C E	medium · barre on fret 1
8 5 4 5 4 4	4 2 1 3 1 1	G# C E C E G#	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 8 5 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	G# C G# C C E	medium · barre on fret 5
8 9 8 9 0 0	1 2 1 3 – –	G# E G# E C E	easy · barre on fret 8
x 1 x 1 0 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x G# x G# C E	easy
8 5 4 5 4 x	4 2 1 3 1 –	G# C E C E x	hard · barre on fret 4
8 5 0 5 8 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	G# C C C G# E	medium
8 9 8 9 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	G# E G# E C x	easy · barre on fret 8
x 1 0 1 x 0	– 1 – 2 – –	x G# C G# x E	easy
8 5 0 5 4 0	4 2 – 3 1 –	G# C C C E E	hard
8 5 0 5 0 0	3 1 – 2 – –	G# C C C C E	medium
x x 8 9 8 8	– – 1 2 1 1	x x G# E G# C	easy · barre on fret 8

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 C 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 C C-G-C-G-C-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-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#, 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.