E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

E+

Augmented

Notes:E · G# · C

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 3 2 3 3 2	1 2 1 3 4 1	E C E G# C E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 3 3 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# G# C x	hard
x 7 6 7 7 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E G# C E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 10 7 11 10	– 1 2 1 4 3	x E C C G# C	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 11 11 10	– – – 2 3 1	x x x E G# C	easy
2 3 2 3 3 x	1 2 1 3 4 –	E C E G# C x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 7 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G# C C x	hard
x 7 6 7 7 x	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# C E x	medium
x 7 10 7 11 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E C C G# x	hard · barre on fret 7
10 11 10 11 11 10	1 2 1 3 4 1	C G# C E G# C	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 2 3 3 2	– – 1 2 3 1	x x E G# C E	easy · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 3 3 6	– 4 – 1 2 3	x E x G# C G#	hard
x 7 6 7 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x E G# C x x	easy
x 7 10 11 11 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x E C E G# x	hard
x 11 10 11 11 10	– 2 1 3 4 1	x G# C E G# C	medium · barre on fret 10
2 3 2 3 x x	1 2 1 3 – –	E C E G# x x	easy · barre on fret 2

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 Dm 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 Dm 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.