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Eaug Guitar Chord

A mysterious, dreamlike sound with a raised fifth. Used as a chromatic passing chord, often in progressive rock, film music and Beatles-style progressions.

Guitar

Strings 0–3–2–1–1–0

How to play the Eaug chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–3–2–1–1–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Play open
5th string (A) Fret 3 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Eaug chord

Other names: E augmented, E aug, E+

Music theory name: augmented triad

Common name: E augmented chord

Intervals and tones in Eaug chord

Note Interval
E Root
Ab Major 3rd
C Augmented 5th

All Variations

Open
0–3–2–1–1–0
Fret 5
X–7–6–5–5–X
Fret 7
X–7–10–9–9–X
Fret 9
12–11–10–9–9–0

Songs using Eaug