E aug7 Chord on Octave Mandolin
How to play the E aug7 chord on Octave Mandolin: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The E aug7 chord is an augmented chord with a raised fifth that creates restless, unresolved tension. It is built from the notes E, G#, C, D. This page shows how to play E aug7 on Octave Mandolin with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The D 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 G#2 up to E4.
Octave Mandolin is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
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.