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Fmaj7#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 2–4–1–4

How to play the Fmaj7#5 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Fmaj7#5 chord

Other names: F major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: F major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Fmaj7#5 chord

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

All Variations

Open
2–4–1–4
Fret 5
6–5–5–7
Fret 7
10–9–9–7
Fret 8
9–9–9–8

More chords with F as the root

The same chord type in other keys