G+ 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

G+

Augmented

Notes:G · B · D#

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G+ shapes as text

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

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 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 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 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 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.