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F#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 2–X–3–3–3–X

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

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

Notation for F#maj7#5 chord

Other names: F# major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: F# major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in F#maj7#5 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–X–3–3–3–X
Fret 6
6–9–8–7–6–6
Fret 9
X–9–12–10–11–X
Fret 11
X–X–12–11–11–13

More chords with F# as the root

The same chord type in other keys