E+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E) tuning

○○○○○○○○1122EECCEEG#G#CCEE
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –E E C C E E G# G# C C E Eeasy
0 0 5 5 0 0 4 4 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1E E E E E E C C E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 4
0 0 5 5 8 8 0 0 5 5 8 8– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4E E E E C C G# G# E E C Cmedium
0 0 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 8 8– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1E E G# G# C C E E G# G# C Ceasy · barre on fret 8
0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 x x– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –E E C C E E G# G# C C x xeasy
0 0 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1E E E E G# G# C C E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 4
x x 5 5 8 8 0 0 5 5 8 8– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 4 4x x E E C C G# G# E E C Cmedium
0 0 9 9 0 0 8 8 9 9 8 8– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1E E G# G# E E E E G# G# C Ceasy · barre on fret 8
0 0 1 1 x x 0 0 1 1 0 0– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 – –E E C C x x G# G# C C E Eeasy
x x 5 5 0 0 4 4 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E E E C C E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 4
0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 8 8– – 1 1 – – – – 2 2 3 3E E E E E E G# G# E E C Cmedium
x x 9 9 0 0 8 8 9 9 8 8– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 1 1x x G# G# E E E E G# G# C Ceasy · barre on fret 8
0 0 1 1 4 4 4 4 1 1 0 0– – 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –E E C C G# G# C C C C E Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E G# G# C C E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 4
0 0 5 5 8 8 0 0 5 5 0 0– – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2 – –E E E E C C G# G# E E E Emedium
0 0 9 9 8 8 0 0 9 9 8 8– – 3 3 1 1 – – 4 4 2 2E E G# G# C C G# G# G# G# C Cmedium

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