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Bmaj7#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–1–0–2–3–2

How to play the Bmaj7#5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–0–2–3–2 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) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Play open
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · ring finger

Notation for Bmaj7#5 chord

Other names: B major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: B major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Bmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Major 3rd
F# Augmented 5th
A Major 7th

All Variations

Open
X–1–0–2–3–2
Fret 3
X–X–4–3–3–5
Fret 6
6–X–7–7–7–X
Fret 10
10–13–12–11–10–10

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys