G#+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

G#+

Augmented

Notes:G# · C · E

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G#+ shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The G#+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes G#, C, E. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open G 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	C
♯5	8	E

More G# chords

G#G#m G#7 G#°G#9 G#maj7 G#m7 G#7♯5 G#7♭5 G#6 G#m6 G#m7♭5 G#°7 G#sus2 G#sus4 G#add9 G#maj9 G#m9 G#5

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 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#, 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.