E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

E+

Augmented

Notes:E · G# · C

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E+ shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 1 0 2	– – 2 1 – 3	x x E G# C E	easy
x x 2 5 4 6	– – 1 3 2 4	x x E C E G#	hard
4 5 6 5 4 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	E C G# C E x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 5 0 6	– 4 2 1 – 3	x E G# C C G#	hard
x 9 6 9 0 6	– 3 1 4 – 2	x E G# E C G#	medium
x 9 10 9 8 x	– 2 4 3 1 –	x E C E G# x	medium
4 1 2 1 0 2	4 1 2 1 – 3	E G# E G# C E	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 5 x 6	– – 1 2 – 3	x x E C x G#	hard
4 5 6 5 0 x	1 2 4 3 – –	E C G# C C x	medium
x 9 6 5 8 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x E G# C G# x	hard
x 9 6 9 0 x	– 2 1 3 – –	x E G# E C x	medium
x x x 9 8 10	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G# C	medium
x x 2 1 0 x	– – 2 1 – –	x x E G# C x	easy
4 x 2 5 x 6	2 – 1 3 – 4	E x E C x G#	hard
4 5 6 5 x x	1 2 4 3 – –	E C G# C x x	medium
x 9 6 5 0 x	– 3 2 1 – –	x E G# C C x	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 – Orkney 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 Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.