E Aug Chord on Bass VI
Play E Aug on Bass VI: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
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 Bass VI with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves both E strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 3 frets. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from E1 up to E3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 7.
Bass VI is tuned E–A–D–G–B–E, with 15 frets to work with.
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.