E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

E+

Augmented

Notes:E · G# · C

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E+ shapes as text

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

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 – Open A 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.