A Major Seventh Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

A maj7(#5) guitar chord shapes

The intervals in this chord are Root, Major Third, Augmented Fifth, and Major Seventh

This chord is also known as:

  • A Major Seventh Sharp Fifth
  • A Maj7+5
  • A Maj7#5
  • Amaj7(#5)

The notes of this chord are A, C#, E#, and G#

Notes of the A maj7(#5) chord:

AC#E#G#

Chord structure of the Major Seventh Sharp Fifth chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

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How To Play The Amaj7(#5) chord on guitar

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Fretboard map of A maj7(#5) chord tones

Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.

1
#5
7
#5
3
1
#5
7
3
7
1
1
#5
3
7
1
#5
3
7
3
1
#5
3
7
1

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