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Hmaj7#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 4–3–3–1

How to play the Hmaj7#5 chord on ukulele

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

Notation for Hmaj7#5 chord

Other names: H major 7th sharp 5

Music theory name: major seventh augmented fifth chord

Common name: H major 7th sharp 5 chord

Intervals and tones in Hmaj7#5 chord

Note Interval
H Root
Eb Major 3rd
G Augmented 5th
B Major 7th

All Variations

Open
4–3–3–1
Open
3–3–3–2
Fret 4
4–7–6–6
Fret 7
8–10–7–10

More chords with H as the root

The same chord type in other keys