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C#maj7#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 2–1–1–3

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

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

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

All variations

Open
2–1–1–3
Fret 4
5–5–5–4
Fret 3
6–5–5–3
Fret 6
6–9–8–8

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The same chord type in other keys