E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb)

in Half Step Down (Eb) (D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning · Also known as Eb Standard, E♭ tuning

○✕1423EG#EG#C
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 3 2 2 x1 – 4 2 3 –E G# E G# C xmedium
x x 3 2 2 x– – 3 1 2 –x x E G# C xeasy
x x 3 6 6 5– – 1 3 4 2x x E C E G#medium
x 4 7 6 6 x– 1 4 2 3 –x C G# C E xmedium
x 8 x 6 6 5– 4 – 2 3 1x E x C E G#hard
x 8 7 6 6 x– 4 3 1 2 –x E G# C E xmedium
x 8 7 x 10 9– 2 1 – 4 3x E G# x G# Chard
x 8 11 10 10 x– 1 4 2 3 –x E C E G# xmedium
x x x 10 10 9– – – 2 3 1x x x E G# Ceasy
x 0 11 10 10 x– – 3 1 2 –x G# C E G# xeasy
1 0 x 2 2 11 – – 3 4 2E G# x G# C Ehard
x x 3 2 2 5– – 3 1 2 4x x E G# C G#medium
x x 3 6 x 5– – 1 3 – 2x x E C x G#hard
x 4 x 6 6 5– 1 – 3 4 2x C x C E G#hard
x 8 7 6 x 5– 4 3 2 – 1x E G# C x G#hard
x 8 7 6 x x– 3 2 1 – –x E G# C x xmedium

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Half Step Down (Eb) 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.