What notes are in a Amaj7#5 chord?

Amaj7#5 is A, C#, E#, G#: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of A.

How do you play Amaj7#5 on guitar?

5th String Root maj7♯5: x 12 11 10 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Augmented Major 7th

Amaj7#5 chord (A Augmented Major 7th)

Mysterious, dreamlike chord built on the 3rd degree of harmonic and melodic minor.

Notes AC#E#G#

Formula 1 3 ♯5 7

Shapes 1 on this page

Amaj7#5 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

5th String Root maj7♯5 x 12 11 10 9 9

Interactive chord diagram

Amaj7#5 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over Amaj7#5

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Amaj7#5 is the chord of the moment.

A Lydian Augmented A Ionian #5 A Harmonic Major A Double Harmonic Major A Augmented A Bebop Major A Lydian Augmented #2 A Ionian Augmented #2 A Leading Whole Tone A Persian A Enigmatic

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Questions

What notes are in a Amaj7#5 chord?: Amaj7#5 is A, C#, E#, G#: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of A.
How do you play Amaj7#5 on guitar?: 5th String Root maj7♯5: x 12 11 10 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Amaj7#5?: Scales on A that contain every note of Amaj7#5: A Lydian Augmented, A Ionian #5, A Harmonic Major, A Double Harmonic Major, A Augmented, A Bebop Major.

Augmented Major 7th chords in every key

Cmaj7#5 C#maj7#5 Dmaj7#5 Ebmaj7#5 Emaj7#5 Fmaj7#5 F#maj7#5 Gmaj7#5 Abmaj7#5 Amaj7#5 Bbmaj7#5 Bmaj7#5