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Amaj7b5 Ukulele Chord

An unusual "Lydian" chord with a major seventh and a lowered fifth. Occasionally found in progressive jazz and experimental music.

Ukulele

Strings 2–3–4–4

How to play the Amaj7b5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 2–3–4–4 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 2 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 3 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 4 · ring finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · little finger

Notation for Amaj7b5 chord

Other names: A major 7th flat 5

Music theory name: major seventh flat five chord

Common name: A major 7th flat 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj7b5 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
Eb Diminished 5th
Ab Major 7th

All Variations

Open
2–3–4–4
Fret 5
6–8–5–6
Fret 8
8–9–9–11
Fret 11
14–13–11–11

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys