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G augmented chord

Symbol: G+ · Notes: G – B – D♯

Two major thirds stacked, the fifth raised a semitone: a strange, floating sound, often used to slide from one chord to the next.

How it is built

• G: root
• B: major third
• D♯: augmented fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: G – B – D♯
• 1st inversion: B – D♯ – G
• 2nd inversion: D♯ – G – B

Other G chords

G · Gm · G7 · Gmaj7 · Gm7 · Gsus2 · Gsus4 · Gdim · G6 · Gm6 · Gadd9 · Gdim7 · Gm7♭5

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