E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Nashville (High Strung)

in Nashville (High Strung) (E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning · Also known as High Strung

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 3 2 1 1 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	E C E G# C E	medium
x x 2 5 5 4	– – 1 3 4 2	x x E C E G#	medium
x 3 6 5 5 x	– 1 4 2 3 –	x C G# C E x	medium
x x x 5 5 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x x C E G#	easy
x x 6 5 5 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x x G# C E E	easy
0 x 6 9 9 8	– – 1 3 4 2	E x G# E G# C	hard
0 7 10 9 9 0	– 1 4 2 3 –	E E C E G# E	medium
0 x 10 9 9 8	– – 4 2 3 1	E x C E G# C	hard
x x 10 9 9 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x x C E G# E	easy
0 11 10 x x x	– 2 1 – – –	E G# C x x x	easy
0 3 2 1 1 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	E C E G# C x	medium
x x 2 5 x 4	– – 1 3 – 2	x x E C x G#	hard
x 3 x 5 5 4	– 1 – 3 4 2	x C x C E G#	hard
x x 6 5 5 4	– – 4 2 3 1	x x G# C E G#	medium
x x 6 5 5 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x G# C E x	easy
0 7 6 x 9 8	– 2 1 – 4 3	E E G# x G# C	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 – Nashville (High Strung) 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 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 Nashville (High Strung) E-A-D-G-B-E

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.