Guitar chord · Triads
G augmented chord on guitar
321003 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Gaug on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- GBD♯
- 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): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) G
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): play open G
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) G
Tablature
e|--3---| B|--0---| G|--0---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--3---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Gaug 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 Gaug on guitar
On guitar, Gaug has an open-position shape, 321003, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
