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Ebmaj7#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 3–6–5–4–3–3

How to play the Ebmaj7#5 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 3–6–5–4–3–3 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 3 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 6 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Fret 3 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · index finger

Notation for Ebmaj7#5 chord

Other names: Eb major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: Eb major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Ebmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
Eb Root
G Major 3rd
H Augmented 5th
D Major 7th

All Variations

Fret 3
3–6–5–4–3–3
Fret 5
X–6–5–7–X–7
Fret 6
X–6–9–7–8–X
Fret 11
11–X–12–12–12–11

More chords with Eb as the root

The same chord type in other keys