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Guitar chords · Augmented

G♭+ chord on guitar (Gbaug)

G♭+ (G♭ ) has three notes: G♭, B♭ and D, the , 3 and ♯5.

Shapes

How to play G♭+

Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the ; the other numbers are the chord tones.

G♭+ has no common . Play it as the E shape at 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the , on the lowest played string, names the chord.

  • E shape · fret 2

    ××RR3♯5G♭G♭B♭D
  • A shape · fret 9

    7fr××R3♯5RG♭B♭DG♭
Name a shape you're holding: the chord finder

Notes and formula

What makes G♭+ augmented

An chord raises the 5th of a major chord by a . Its notes split the into three equal parts, which gives it a floating, unsettled sound that wants to move on.

  • 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
  • 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
  • 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.

The 3rd and the ♯5th make G♭+ an chord.

  1. G♭Rroot
  2. B♭3essential
  3. D♯5essential
EADGBE0135791215G♭G♭G♭G♭G♭G♭G♭G♭B♭DB♭DB♭DB♭DB♭DB♭DB♭DB♭D
  • G♭, the root
  • Other chord tones

G♭+ is usually a passing chord: its raised 5th climbs on, as in G♭, G♭+, B or G♭, G♭+, E♭m. Its three notes are evenly spaced, so the same shape is also B♭+ and D+.

G♭+ and F♯+ are the same chord with two names: same , same sound. Which one you see depends on the key the song is written in.

Keys

Keys with G♭+

G♭+ belongs to one key: E♭ minor (III+, ).

Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work

Slash chords

G♭+ over another bass note

A keeps G♭+ on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.

  • G♭+/B♭

    G♭+ with its 3rd, B♭, in the bass: the first inversion.

  • G♭+/D

    G♭+ with its ♯5th, D, in the bass: the second inversion.

Questions

G♭+, in short

What notes are in the G♭+ chord?
G♭+ (G♭ ) has three notes: G♭, B♭ and D, the , 3 and ♯5.
How do you play G♭+ on guitar?
G♭+ has no common . Play it as the E shape at 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
What key is G♭+ in?
G♭+ belongs to one key: E♭ minor (III+, ).
Is G♭+ the same as F♯+?
Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♭+ is the spelling in E♭ minor; F♯+ in D♯ minor.
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