E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

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

✕○✕312ECEG#
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
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Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 3 2 2 x– – 3 1 2 –x E C E G# xeasy
x x 3 2 2 x– – 3 1 2 –x x C E G# xeasy
7 4 3 6 x x4 2 1 3 – –E G# C G# x xhard
7 4 x 6 6 x4 1 – 2 3 –E G# x G# C xhard
x 0 7 6 6 5– – 4 2 3 1x E E G# C Emedium
7 0 7 6 6 x3 – 4 1 2 –E E E G# C xmedium
x 0 7 10 10 9– – 1 3 4 2x E E C E G#medium
x 8 11 10 10 x– 1 4 2 3 –x C G# C E xmedium
x 0 11 10 10 9– – 4 2 3 1x E G# C E G#medium
11 0 11 10 10 x3 – 4 1 2 –G# E G# C E xmedium
x 0 3 2 2 1– – 4 2 3 1x E C E G# Cmedium
x 4 3 2 2 x– 4 3 1 2 –x G# C E G# xmedium
7 4 3 x x x3 2 1 – – –E G# C x x xhard
7 4 7 x 6 x3 1 4 – 2 –E G# E x C xhard
x x 7 6 6 5– – 4 2 3 1x x E G# C Emedium
x 0 7 6 6 x– – 3 1 2 –x E E G# C xeasy

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-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.