G♭aug banjo chord

How to play G♭aug on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 3rd fret and your middle finger on the low D string at the 4th fret. Let the high D string ring open. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 4 3 3 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in G♭aug?

G♭aug, G♭ augmented, is G♭, B♭ and D: the root (G♭), the major third (B♭) and the augmented fifth (D). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.

Why do G♭aug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?

An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, G♭, B♭ and D, and a third more brings you back to G♭. So G♭aug has the same notes as the augmented chords on B♭ and D.