E+ chord on 4-String Bass – Drop C

in Drop C (C-G-C-F) tuning

○312EG#CG#
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 1 0 33 1 – 2E G# C G#medium
4 5 4 32 4 3 1E C E G#medium
4 5 8 71 2 4 3E C G# Chard
x 9 8 7– 3 2 1x E G# Cmedium
0 9 8 x– 2 1 –C E G# xeasy
4 5 0 32 3 – 1E C C G#medium
4 5 x 32 3 – 1E C x G#hard
4 5 8 x1 2 3 –E C G# xhard
8 9 8 72 4 3 1G# E G# Cmedium
8 9 0 x1 2 – –G# E C xeasy
4 1 0 x2 1 – –E G# C xmedium
x 5 4 3– 3 2 1x C E G#medium
4 x 8 71 – 3 2E x G# Chard
0 9 8 7– 3 2 1C E G# Cmedium
0 9 8 11– 2 1 3C E G# Emedium
4 x 0 32 – – 1E x C G#easy

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Drop C 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.