E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

E+

Augmented

Notes:E · G# · C

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E+ shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.