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Amaj7#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 X–0–3–1–2–1

How to play the Amaj7#5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–3–1–2–1 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) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for Amaj7#5 chord

Other names: A major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: A major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
F Augmented 5th
Ab Major 7th

All Variations

Open
X–0–3–1–2–1
Open
X–0–3–2–2–4
Fret 5
X–0–6–6–6–5
Fret 9
9–12–11–10–9–9

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys