Banjo · Standard
E augmented · Frets 1–2
Eaug banjo chord
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How to play Eaug on banjo
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the two strings from the G to the B at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the low D string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the high D string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the short G string.
From the short G string x 2 1 1 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Eaug?
Eaug, E augmented, is E, G♯ and B♯: the root (E), the major third (G♯) and the augmented fifth (B♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5.
Why do Eaug and two other augmented chords have the same notes?
An augmented chord is two major thirds stacked, E, G♯ and B♯, and a third more brings you back to E. So Eaug has the same notes as the augmented chords on G♯ and B♯.
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