E Aug Chord on Banjolele
How to play the E Aug chord on Banjolele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The E Aug chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes E, G#, C. This page shows how to play E Aug on Banjolele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The C and E strings ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 1 over a 3-fret stretch. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from C4 up to C5.
It has a banjo head on a ukulele neck, which is why it cuts through where a wooden ukulele does not.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.