B♯ Augmented Chord on Guitar

Also known as:
B♯aug , B♯+

Here you can learn how to play B♯ Augmented Chord on the Guitar. The B♯ Augmented Chord has an Augmented quality which includes a Major Third interval and an Augmented (raised or sharpened) Fifth that produces a mysterious, tense sound. B♯ Augmented Chord contains the notes B♯, D, F. The B♯ Augmented Chord on Guitar is a Triad type chord which means it consists of only three notes, the Root B♯, the Third D, and the Fifth F.

Below you will find B♯ Augmented Chord Diagrams for Guitar with finger positions for the Open Chords (if any), Moveable Chords, Barre Chords, and Triad shapes (again if applicable) of the B♯ Augmented Chord, as well as the notes, notation, degrees, intervals, related scales and chords, and more.

Notes

B♯, D, F

Theoretical Only

The B♯ Augmented Chord is considered theoretical only as it contains triple sharps or flats.

The usual chord substitution is the enharmonic equivalent C Augmented Chord

Degrees

NoteNumberName
B♯1Tonic
D3Mediant
F♯5Dominant

Intervals

NotesSemitonesInterval
B♯ > B♯0Perfect Unison (P1)
B♯ > D4Major 3rd (M3)
B♯ > F8Augmented 5th (A5)
Root
Third
Fifth
Seventh

B♯ Augmented Open Chords

Open chord shapes for B♯ Augmented Chord with the root in the bass.

1
2
3
4

B♯ Augmented Barre Chords and Moveable Chords

Moveable and Barre chord shapes for B♯ Augmented Chord with the root in the bass.

1
1
2
3
4
C Shape
3
1
2
3/2
4/3
A Shape
5
1
1
2
3
4
G Shape
8
1
2
3
4
E Shape
10
1
2
3
4
D Shape

B♯ Augmented Triad Chords

Moveable triad chord shapes, including inversions, for B♯ Augmented Chord across different groupings of strings.

B♯ Augmented Chord on string group 1, 2, 3

4
1
2
3
Root Position
(A Shape)
8
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(E Shape)
12
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(D Shape)

B♯ Augmented Chord on string group 2, 3, 4

9
1
2
3
Root Position
(E Shape)
1
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(C Shape)
5
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(A Shape)

B♯ Augmented Chord on string group 3, 4, 5

1
1
2
3
Root Position
(C Shape)
5
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(G Shape)
9
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(E Shape)

B♯ Augmented Chord on string group 4, 5, 6

6
1
2
3
Root Position
(G Shape)
10
1
2
3
1st Inversion
(D Shape)
2
1
2
3
2nd Inversion
(C Shape)