G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

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

○○○312G#CEG#CE
G#+
Augmented
Notes:G# · C · E
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CEG#G#G#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 0 0 1 03 1 – – 2 –G# C E G# C Emedium
4 5 4 4 5 01 2 1 1 3 –G# E G# C E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
x x 8 0 5 8– – 2 – 1 3x x C G# E Cmedium
x 9 8 8 9 8– 2 1 1 3 1x G# C E G# Ceasy · barre on fret 8
4 1 4 4 1 02 1 3 4 1 –G# C G# C C Emedium · barre on fret 1
4 5 4 4 5 41 2 1 1 3 1G# E G# C E G#easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 0 5 8– 4 2 – 1 3x G# C G# E Chard
x 9 8 8 9 0– 3 1 2 4 –x G# C E G# Emedium
4 1 0 0 1 43 1 – – 2 4G# C E G# C G#medium
4 5 4 4 5 x1 2 1 1 3 –G# E G# C E xeasy · barre on fret 4
x 9 8 8 5 0– 4 2 3 1 –x G# C E E Ehard
x 9 8 8 9 x– 3 1 2 4 –x G# C E G# xmedium
4 1 0 4 1 03 1 – 4 2 –G# C E C C Emedium
4 5 0 4 5 01 3 – 2 4 –G# E E C E Emedium
x 9 8 8 5 x– 4 2 3 1 –x G# C E E xhard
x 9 8 0 9 0– 2 1 – 3 –x G# C G# G# Eeasy

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

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.