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Abmaj7#5 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, mysterious chord. Typical of modern jazz — made famous by Wayne Shorter among others. Combines the ethereal major seventh with an augmented fifth.

Guitar

Strings 4–3–2–0–1–0

How to play the Abmaj7#5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–3–2–0–1–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 4 · little finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Abmaj7#5 chord

Other names: Ab major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: Ab major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Abmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
E Augmented 5th
G Major 7th

All Variations

Open
4–3–2–0–1–0
Fret 3
4–3–5–0–5–0
Fret 8
8–11–10–9–8–8
Fret 11
X–11–14–12–13–X

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys