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Dmaj7#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 3–2–2–4

How to play the Dmaj7#5 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–2–4 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 3 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 4 · ring finger

Notation for Dmaj7#5 chord

Other names: D major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: D major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Dmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
D Root
F# Major 3rd
B Augmented 5th
C# Major 7th

All Variations

Open
3–2–2–4
Fret 4
7–6–6–4
Fret 5
6–6–6–5
Fret 7
7–10–9–9

More chords with D as the root

The same chord type in other keys