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Cmaj7#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
C4 · E4 · Ab4 · B4

How to play the Cmaj7#5 chord on piano

Play the recommended root-position voicing with the right hand: C4, E4, Ab4 and B4. Suggested fingering is 1–2–3–5 (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Cmaj7#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 Cmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
C Root
E Major 3rd
Ab Augmented 5th
H Major 7th

Inversions

1st inversion
E4 · Ab4 · B4 · C5
2nd inversion
Ab4 · B4 · C5 · E5

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