Guitar chord · Triads
B♭ augmented chord on guitar
x10332 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭aug on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- B♭DF♯
- Formula
- 13♯5
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · augmented 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♭
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) D
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--3---| G|--3---| D|--0---| A|--1---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭aug note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭aug on guitar
On guitar, B♭aug has an open-position shape, x10332, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the low E string.
