E+ chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

○123G#ECE
E+
Augmented
Notes:E · G# · C
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEECG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 01 2 3 –G# E C Emedium
x 2 3 4– 1 2 3x E C G#medium
5 6 7 42 3 4 1C G# E G#medium
5 6 7 01 2 3 –C G# E Emedium
9 6 7 84 1 2 3E G# E Cmedium
9 10 11 82 3 4 1E C G# Cmedium
9 10 11 01 2 3 –E C G# Emedium
x 10 11 0– 1 2 –x C G# Eeasy
1 2 3 x1 2 3 –G# E C xmedium
5 2 3 44 1 2 3C E C G#medium
5 x 7 42 – 3 1C x E G#hard
5 6 7 x1 2 3 –C G# E xmedium
9 6 x 83 1 – 2E G# x Chard
9 x 11 82 – 3 1E x G# Chard
9 10 11 x1 2 3 –E C G# xmedium
x 10 11 12– 1 2 3x C G# Emedium

The E+ chord (Augmented) is built from the notes E, G#, C. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E) 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.