E+ chord on 12-String Guitar – Whole Step Down

in Whole Step Down (D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

E+

Augmented

Notes:E · G# · C

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 1 1 0 0 3 3 3 3 x x	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 – –	E E G# G# C C G# G# C C x x	medium
x x x x 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2	– – – – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x E E G# G# C C E E	medium
x x x x 4 4 3 3 3 3 x x	– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x E E G# G# C C x x	easy
x x x x 4 4 7 7 7 7 6 6	– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2	x x x x E E C C E E G# G#	medium
x x 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 6 6	– – 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 2 2	x x C C C C C C E E G# G#	medium
x x 9 9 x x 7 7 7 7 6 6	– – 4 4 – – 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x E E x x C C E E G# G#	hard
x x 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 x x	– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –	x x E E G# G# C C E E x x	medium
x x 9 9 8 8 x x 11 11 10 10	– – 2 2 1 1 – – 4 4 3 3	x x E E G# G# x x G# G# C C	hard
x x 9 9 12 12 11 11 11 11 x x	– – 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 – –	x x E E C C E E G# G# x x	medium
x x x x x x 11 11 11 11 10 10	– – – – – – 2 2 3 3 1 1	x x x x x x E E G# G# C C	easy
x x x x 0 0 11 11 11 11 x x	– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –	x x x x C C E E G# G# x x	easy
2 2 1 1 0 0 x x x x x x	2 2 1 1 – – – – – – – –	E E G# G# C C x x x x x x	easy
2 2 5 5 4 4 3 3 x x x x	1 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 – – – –	E E C C E E G# G# x x x x	medium
x x x x 4 4 3 3 3 3 6 6	– – – – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4	x x x x E E G# G# C C G# G#	medium
x x x x 4 4 7 7 x x 6 6	– – – – 1 1 3 3 – – 2 2	x x x x E E C C x x G# G#	hard
6 6 5 5 0 0 7 7 7 7 x x	2 2 1 1 – – 3 3 4 4 – –	G# G# C C C C C C E E x x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
♯5	8	C

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C+C#+D+D#+F+F#+G+G#+A+A#+B+

See E+ in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D

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.