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Amaj7#5 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–1–1–0

How to play the Amaj7#5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–1–1–0 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 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · ring finger
1st string (A) Play open

Notation for Amaj7#5 chord

Other names: A major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: A major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Amaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
F Augmented 5th
Ab Major 7th

All Variations

Open
1–1–1–0
Fret 2
2–5–4–4
Fret 5
6–8–5–8
Fret 9
10–9–9–11

More chords with A as the root

The same chord type in other keys