Guitar chord · Triads
G♯ augmented chord on guitar
432110 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♯aug on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Dreamy and suspenseful; the raised 5th keeps pushing forward.
- Notes
- G♯B♯D𝄪
- 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
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 2 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) G♯
- 5th string (A): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♯
- 4th string (D): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) D𝄪
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, held by the barre G♯
- 2nd string (B): 1st fret, held by the barre B♯
- 1st string (high E): play open D𝄪
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--1---| G|--1---| D|--2---| A|--3---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯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 G♯aug on guitar
On guitar, G♯aug has an open-position shape, 432110, using four fingers alongside the open strings.
Notice the B♯ in G♯aug (G♯ B♯ D𝄪): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D), so the major 3rd has to be written B♯ rather than C — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
