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C#maj7#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 1–4–3–2–1–1

How to play the C#maj7#5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 1–4–3–2–1–1 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) Fret 1 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 4 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger

Notation for C#maj7#5 chord

Other names: C# major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: C# major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in C#maj7#5 chord

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

All Variations

Open
1–4–3–2–1–1
Fret 4
X–4–7–5–6–X
Fret 8
X–X–11–10–10–8
Fret 11
X–X–11–14–13–13

More chords with C# as the root

The same chord type in other keys