Guitar chords · Augmented
G♭+ chord on guitar (Gbaug)
G♭+ (G♭ A chord with a major 3rd and a raised 5th, written +. Its notes split the octave into three equal parts.) has three notes: G♭, B♭ and D, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 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 note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
G♭+ has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9. A A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major. keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
E shape · fret 2
A shape · fret 9
Notes and formula
What makes G♭+ augmented
An A chord with a major 3rd and a raised 5th, written +. Its notes split the octave into three equal parts. chord raises the 5th of a major chord by a The smallest distance in Western music: one fret on the guitar, such as E to F or F to F♯.. Its notes split the The distance of twelve half steps, where a note comes round to the same name. Twelve frets up a string is an octave. 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 A chord with a major 3rd and a raised 5th, written +. Its notes split the octave into three equal parts. chord.
- G♭Rroot
- B♭3essential
- D♯5essential
- 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 The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step., 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+, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
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 A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. 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.
Same root
Other chords on F♯ / G♭
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- F♯ major
- F♯m minor
- F♯7 dominant 7th
- F♯maj7 major 7th
- F♯m7 minor 7th
- F♯sus2 suspended 2nd
- F♯sus4 suspended 4th
- F♯6 major 6th
- F♯m6 minor 6th
- F♯add9 add 9
- F♯9 dominant 9th
- F♯maj9 major 9th
- F♯m9 minor 9th
- F♯13 dominant 13th
- F♯maj13 major 13th
- F♯m11 minor 11th
- F♯° diminished
- F♯m7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- F♯°7 diminished 7th
- F♯5 power chord
- F♯7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- F♯m(maj7) minor major 7th
- F♯6/9 six-nine
- F♯m(add9) minor add 9
- F♯7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
G♭+, in short
- What notes are in the G♭+ chord?
- G♭+ (G♭ A chord with a major 3rd and a raised 5th, written +. Its notes split the octave into three equal parts.) has three notes: G♭, B♭ and D, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3 and ♯5.
- How do you play G♭+ on guitar?
- G♭+ has no common A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em.. Play it as the E shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 2 or the A shape at fret 9.
- What key is G♭+ in?
- G♭+ belongs to one key: E♭ minor (III+, The natural minor scale with its 7th raised a half step, which makes the V chord major and gives it a strong pull home.).
- Is G♭+ the same as F♯+?
- Yes: same frets, same sound, different name. G♭+ is the spelling in E♭ minor; F♯+ in D♯ minor.