B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 1 2 2 1	– 2 1 3 4 1	x B D# G B D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 2 6 5	– 1 2 1 4 3	x B G G D# G	hard · barre on fret 2
x x x 6 6 5	– – – 2 3 1	x x x B D# G	easy
9 6 9 6 10 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	B D# B B G x	hard · barre on fret 6
9 10 9 10 10 9	1 2 1 3 4 1	B G B D# G B	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 2 2 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x B D# G B x	medium
x 2 5 2 6 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B G G D# x	hard · barre on fret 2
5 6 5 6 6 5	1 2 1 3 4 1	G D# G B D# G	medium · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 6 10 x	3 1 – 2 4 –	B D# x B G x	hard
9 10 9 10 10 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	B G B D# G x	medium · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 2 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x B D# G x x	easy
x 2 5 6 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B G B D# x	hard
x 6 5 6 6 5	– 2 1 3 4 1	x D# G B D# G	medium · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 10 10 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	B D# x D# G x	hard
x x 9 10 10 9	– – 1 2 3 1	x x B D# G B	easy · barre on fret 9
x 2 x 2 2 1	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x G B D#	hard

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 Dm 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 Dm 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 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.