E+ chord on 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE)

in Guitar (gDGBE) tuning

○1211G#EG#CE
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
easybarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 1 1 01 2 1 1 –G# E G# C Eeasy · barre on fret 1
x 2 5 5 4– 1 3 4 2x E C E G#medium
5 x x 5 42 – – 3 1C x x E G#easy
5 6 5 5 01 2 1 1 –C G# C E Eeasy · barre on fret 5
x 6 9 9 8– 1 3 4 2x G# E G# Cmedium
x x 9 9 8– – 2 3 1x x E G# Ceasy
9 10 9 9 01 2 1 1 –E C E G# Eeasy · barre on fret 9
1 2 1 1 x1 2 1 1 –G# E G# C xeasy · barre on fret 1
5 2 x 5 43 1 – 4 2C E x E G#hard
x x 5 5 4– – 2 3 1x x C E G#easy
5 6 5 5 x1 2 1 1 –C G# C E xeasy · barre on fret 5
9 6 x 9 83 1 – 4 2E G# x G# Chard
9 x 9 9 82 – 3 4 1E x E G# Chard
9 10 9 9 x1 2 1 1 –E C E G# xeasy · barre on fret 9
x 2 1 1 0– 3 1 2 –x E G# C Eeasy
5 2 5 x 43 1 4 – 2C E C x G#hard

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E+ chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · ♯5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
♯58C

More E chords

Other roots

See E+ in another tuning

What notes make up the E+ chord?

E+ is a Augmented chord built from the notes E, G#, C.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.