B Aug Chord on Mandolin
Play B Aug on Mandolin: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The B Aug chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes B, D#, G. This page shows how to play B Aug on Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 4 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. B falls on the G string. It sounds from B3 up to B5.
Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, each pair tuned in unison, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.