E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) 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
0 1 0 3 3 2	– 1 – 3 4 2	E C E C E G#	medium
x 5 x 3 3 2	– 4 – 2 3 1	x E x C E G#	hard
x 5 4 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# C E x	medium
0 x 4 7 7 6	– – 1 3 4 2	E x G# E G# C	hard
0 5 0 7 7 6	– 1 – 3 4 2	E E E E G# C	medium
x x 0 7 7 6	– – – 2 3 1	x x E E G# C	easy
0 9 8 7 7 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	E G# C E G# x	medium
0 9 8 x x x	– 2 1 – – –	E G# C x x x	easy
0 9 0 11 11 10	– 1 – 3 4 2	E G# E G# C E	medium
x x 0 11 11 10	– – – 2 3 1	x x E G# C E	easy
x x 0 11 11 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x E G# C x	easy
x x 0 3 3 2	– – – 2 3 1	x x E C E G#	easy
x 5 4 3 x 2	– 4 3 2 – 1	x E G# C x G#	hard
x 5 4 3 x x	– 3 2 1 – –	x E G# C x x	medium
0 5 4 x 7 6	– 2 1 – 4 3	E E G# x G# C	hard
x 5 0 7 7 6	– 1 – 3 4 2	x E E E G# C	medium

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 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

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 E E-B-E-A-C#-F#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.