E+ chord on Irish Bouzouki

in GDAD tuning

1243G#ECE
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 21 2 4 3G# E C Emedium
x 2 3 6– 1 2 3x E C G#hard
5 6 7 61 2 4 3C G# E G#medium
9 6 7 103 1 2 4E G# E Chard
9 10 11 101 2 4 3E C G# Cmedium
1 2 3 x1 2 3 –G# E C xmedium
5 2 3 63 1 2 4C E C G#hard
5 6 7 x1 2 3 –C G# E xmedium
9 10 7 63 4 2 1E C E G#hard
9 10 11 x1 2 3 –E C G# xmedium
1 x 3 21 – 3 2G# x C Ehard
5 6 3 23 4 2 1C G# C Ehard
5 x 7 61 – 3 2C x E G#hard
9 6 x 102 1 – 3E G# x Chard
9 x 11 101 – 3 2E x G# Chard
x 6 3 2– 3 2 1x G# C Ehard

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki 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

GDAD G-D-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.