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This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.

Beginner

Eaug Guitar Chord

An augmented chord. Eaug has ethereal, floating quality.

Also known as

  • E+
  • E +
  • E aug
  • Eaugmented
  • E augmented

How to Play This Chord

Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.

Tips & Tricks

The open Eaug shape is just E major with the B string note raised one fret (to C on the 1st fret). It's an easy modification that introduces the augmented sound. Listen for the tension of that raised 5th — it should feel like the chord wants to move somewhere.

There are many ways to play this chord. Try these:

eBGDAE 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3
eBGDAE 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1
eBGDAE 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0
eBGDAE 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 0

See how Eaug works with other chords — Progression Generator