E+ chord on Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB)

in Cross G (GDGB) (G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B) tuning

✕✕331122EEG#G#CC
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 2 1 1 1 1– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x E E G# G# C Ceasy
9 9 6 6 5 5 5 54 4 3 3 1 1 2 2E E G# G# C C E Ehard
9 9 10 10 9 9 9 91 1 2 2 1 1 1 1E E C C E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 9
1 1 2 2 1 1 1 11 1 2 2 1 1 1 1G# G# E E G# G# C Ceasy · barre on fret 1
9 9 6 6 5 5 9 93 3 2 2 1 1 4 4E E G# G# C C G# G#hard
9 9 10 10 x x 9 91 1 3 3 – – 2 2E E C C x x G# G#easy
1 1 2 2 5 5 1 11 1 2 2 3 3 1 1G# G# E E C C C Chard · barre on fret 1
5 5 6 6 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 1 1 1 1C C G# G# C C E Eeasy · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 9 9 9 9– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x C C E E G# G#easy
1 1 2 2 x x 1 11 1 3 3 – – 2 2G# G# E E x x C Ceasy
9 9 6 6 5 5 x x3 3 2 2 1 1 – –E E G# G# C C x xhard
1 1 2 2 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 3 3 4 4G# G# E E C C E Ehard
x x 6 6 5 5 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x G# G# C C E Eeasy
5 5 2 2 1 1 1 14 4 3 3 1 1 2 2C C E E G# G# C Chard
9 9 x x 5 5 9 92 2 – – 1 1 3 3E E x x C C G# G#hard
5 5 2 2 1 1 5 53 3 2 2 1 1 4 4C C E E G# G# E Ehard

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for Mandolin – Cross G (GDGB) 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.