E+ chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#)

in Plus 2 (F#) (F#-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

✕✕○231ECEG#
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 3 3 2– – – 2 3 1x x E C E G#easy
x 5 x 3 3 2– 4 – 2 3 1x E x C E G#hard
x 5 4 3 3 x– 4 3 1 2 –x E G# C E xmedium
x 5 4 x 7 6– 2 1 – 4 3x E G# x G# Chard
x 5 0 7 7 6– 1 – 3 4 2x E E E G# Cmedium
x x 0 7 7 6– – – 2 3 1x x E E G# Ceasy
10 9 8 7 x x4 3 2 1 – –E G# C E x xmedium
10 9 8 x x x3 2 1 – – –E G# C x x xmedium
x 9 0 11 11 10– 1 – 3 4 2x G# E G# C Emedium
x x 0 11 11 10– – – 2 3 1x x E G# C Eeasy
x x 0 11 11 x– – – 1 2 –x x E G# C xeasy
x 5 0 3 3 2– 4 – 2 3 1x E E C E G#medium
x 5 4 3 x 2– 4 3 2 – 1x E G# C x G#hard
x 5 4 3 x x– 3 2 1 – –x E G# C x xmedium
x 5 4 7 x 6– 2 1 4 – 3x E G# E x Chard
x 5 8 7 7 x– 1 4 2 3 –x E C E G# xmedium

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Plus 2 (F#) 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.