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C#maj7#5 Piano 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.

Piano

Recommended voicing
C#4 · E#4 · A4 · B#4

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

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: C#4, E#4, A4 and B#4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Other names for the 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

Notes and intervals in the C#maj7#5 chord

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

Inversions

1st inversion
E#4 · A4 · B#4 · C#5
2nd inversion
A4 · B#4 · C#5 · E#5

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