B+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

B+

Augmented

Notes:B · D# · G

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 3 3 4 3	– – 1 1 2 1	x B G B D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
x x x 3 4 3	– – – 1 2 1	x x x B D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
7 4 x 7 8 x	2 1 – 3 4 –	B D# x D# G x	hard
7 8 7 7 8 7	1 2 1 1 3 1	B G B D# G B	easy · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 11 8 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x B D# G G D#	medium
x 12 11 11 12 11	– 2 1 1 3 1	x B D# G B D#	easy · barre on fret 11
x 0 3 3 4 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x B G B D# x	easy
7 4 3 3 4 3	4 2 1 1 3 1	B D# G B D# G	hard · barre on fret 3
7 4 7 x 8 x	2 1 3 – 4 –	B D# B x G x	hard
7 8 7 7 8 x	1 2 1 1 3 –	B G B D# G x	easy · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 11 8 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	D# B D# G G x	medium
11 0 11 11 0 11	1 – 2 3 – 4	D# B D# G B D#	medium
7 0 3 3 4 3	3 – 1 1 2 1	B B G B D# G	hard · barre on fret 3
3 4 3 3 4 3	1 2 1 1 3 1	G D# G B D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
7 8 x 7 4 x	2 4 – 3 1 –	B G x D# D# x	hard
x 0 7 7 8 7	– – 1 1 2 1	x B B D# G B	easy · barre on fret 7

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 E 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 E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.