G+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Em

in Open Em (E-B-E-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as Open E minor, Cross-note 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 0 0 x	1 2 1 – – –	G D# G G B x	easy · barre on fret 3
3 4 3 4 4 3	1 2 1 3 4 1	G D# G B D# G	medium · barre on fret 3
x x 7 0 4 7	– – 2 – 1 3	x x B G D# B	medium
x 8 7 8 8 7	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G B D# G B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 8 11 8 0 11	– 1 2 1 – 3	x G D# D# B D#	medium · barre on fret 8
x 12 11 0 12 11	– 3 1 – 4 2	x B D# G B D#	medium
3 4 3 4 0 x	1 2 1 3 – –	G D# G B B x	easy · barre on fret 3
3 4 3 4 4 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	G D# G B D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 7 0 4 7	– 4 2 – 1 3	x G B G D# B	hard
x 8 7 8 0 7	– 3 1 4 – 2	x G B D# B B	medium
x 8 11 8 12 11	– 1 2 1 4 3	x G D# D# B D#	hard · barre on fret 8
x x 11 0 0 11	– – 1 – – 2	x x D# G B D#	easy
3 0 3 0 4 3	1 – 2 – 4 3	G B G G D# G	medium
x x 3 4 4 3	– – 1 2 3 1	x x G B D# G	easy · barre on fret 3
x x x 0 4 7	– – – – 1 2	x x x G D# B	medium
x 8 7 8 8 x	– 2 1 3 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 Em 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 Em 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.