E+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

✕✕○○✕✕331122EECCEEG#G#
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E C C E E G# G# x xeasy
x x x x 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x x x C C E E G# G# x xeasy
7 7 4 4 3 3 6 6 x x x x4 4 2 2 1 1 3 3 – – – –E E G# G# C C G# G# x x x xhard
7 7 4 4 x x 6 6 6 6 x x4 4 1 1 – – 2 2 3 3 – –E E G# G# x x G# G# C C x xhard
x x 0 0 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x E E E E G# G# C C E Emedium
7 7 0 0 7 7 6 6 6 6 x x3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –E E E E E E G# G# C C x xmedium
x x 0 0 7 7 10 10 10 10 9 9– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2x x E E E E C C E E G# G#medium
x x 8 8 11 11 10 10 10 10 x x– – 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 – –x x C C G# G# C C E E x xmedium
x x 0 0 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 9– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x E E G# G# C C E E G# G#medium
11 11 0 0 11 11 10 10 10 10 x x3 3 – – 4 4 1 1 2 2 – –G# G# E E G# G# C C E E x xmedium
x x 0 0 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x E E C C E E G# G# C Cmedium
x x 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x G# G# C C E E G# G# x xmedium
7 7 4 4 3 3 x x x x x x3 3 2 2 1 1 – – – – – –E E G# G# C C x x x x x xhard
7 7 4 4 7 7 x x 6 6 x x3 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –E E G# G# E E x x C C x xhard
x x x x 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1x x x x E E G# G# C C E Emedium
x x 0 0 7 7 6 6 6 6 x x– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E E E G# G# C C x xeasy

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.