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Guitar chord · Augmented Major 7th

Bbmaj7#5 chord (Bb Augmented Major 7th)

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

Notes BbDF#A
Formula 1 3 ♯5 7
Shapes 1 on this page

Bbmaj7#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, Bb.

5th String Root maj7♯5 x 13 12 11 10 10

Interactive chord diagram

Bbmaj7#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 Bbmaj7#5

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbmaj7#5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbmaj7#5 chord?
Bbmaj7#5 is Bb, D, F#, A: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of Bb.
How do you play Bbmaj7#5 on guitar?
5th String Root maj7♯5: x 13 12 11 10 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbmaj7#5?
Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbmaj7#5: Bb Lydian Augmented, Bb Ionian #5, Bb Harmonic Major, Bb Double Harmonic Major, Bb Augmented, Bb Bebop Major.

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