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Gmaj7#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 0–3–2–2

How to play the Gmaj7#5 chord on ukulele

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

Other names for the Gmaj7#5 chord

Other names: G major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: G major 7th sharp 5 chord

Notes and intervals in the Gmaj7#5 chord

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

All variations

Open
0–3–2–2
Fret 3
4–6–3–6
Fret 7
8–7–7–9
Fret 9
12–11–11–9

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys