E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

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

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.