E Aug Chord on Classical Guitar
Play E Aug on Classical Guitar: 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 Classical Guitar 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 E2 up to E4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 7.
It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck than a steel-string guitar, which is why it is played fingerstyle rather than with a pick.
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.