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Guitar chord

GaugG augmented

  • G1
  • B3
  • D♯♯5
Difficulty
Easy
Fingers
2
Shapes
12

How to play Gaug

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the D string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the high E string.
  3. Let ring open: G string, B string.
  4. Don't play: low E string, A string.
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    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets xx100313EBGDAE

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  2. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3210033214EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets 3210033214EBGDAE

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  3. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 32100x321EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 32100x321EBGDAE

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  4. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x21003213EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets x21003213EBGDAE

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  5. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x2100x21EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x2100x21EBGDAE

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  6. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x1003314EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets 3x1003314EBGDAE

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  7. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3x100x31EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets 3x100x31EBGDAE

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  8. Gaug chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x210432143EADGBE
    Gaug chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets x210432143EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the Gaug chord

G augmented is built from 3 notes: G (1), B (3), D♯ (♯5). The lowest note you play should be the root, G, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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