Banjo Eaug chord (Open G)E augmented on the 5-string banjo: 2 1 1 2, and 3 more shapes

Eaug chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 2 1 1 2, first position, with the short 5th string marked
Eaug (E augmented) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 2 1 1 2, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 1 1 2 (first position)

  1. String 4 (D): 2nd fret, middle finger, E
  2. String 3 (G): 1st fret, index finger (barre), G♯
  3. String 2 (B): 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♯
  4. String 1 (D): 2nd fret, ring finger, E
  5. String 5, the short g: open, G, not in the chord

Sounds: E G♯ B♯ E  ·  Eaug is E, G♯, B♯ (1 · 3 · ♯5)

The 5th string: the short g rubs against the G♯ in this shape, a semitone away: some players let it ring, some skip it.

With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 3 3 4 (frets counted from the capo), an open Daug shape. Spike the 5th string at the 7th fret to keep it in tune with the capo.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Eaug shapes

  1. 5fr2113gG♯B♯EG♯6 5 5 6
    5fr
  2. 9fr2113gB♯EG♯B♯10 9 9 10
    9fr
  3. 13fr2113gEG♯B♯E14 13 13 14
    13fr

Other E chords in Open G

EEmE7Em7Emaj7E6Esus4Esus2EdimEaug

Other augmented chords

GaugAaugDaugCaugEaugFaugB♭aug

Eaug in other tunings

Double CSawmillOpen DC Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app