G♭aug banjo chord

How to play G♭aug on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the short F♯, low D, F♯ and high D strings ring open.

From the short F♯ string 0 0 0 1 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.