Banjo Gaug chord (Open G)G augmented on the 5-string banjo: 1 0 0 1, and 4 more shapes

Gaug chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 1 0 0 1, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Gaug (G augmented) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 1 0 0 1, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 1 0 0 1 (open position)

String 4 (D): 1st fret, index finger, D♯
String 3 (G): open, G
String 2 (B): open, B
String 1 (D): 1st fret, middle finger, D♯
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D♯ G B D♯ · Gaug is G, B, D♯ (1 · 3 · ♯5)

The 5th string: the short g is the root of Gaug, so let it ring.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Gaug shapes

1 4 0 1
open · 5th string completes it
5 4 4 5
4fr
9 8 8 9
8fr
13 0 12 13
12fr

Other G chords in Open G

G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7 G6 Gsus4 Gsus2 GdimGaug

Other augmented chords

GaugAaug Daug Caug Eaug Faug B♭aug

Gaug in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app