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Guitar chord · Augmented Major 7th

Ebmaj7#5 chord (Eb Augmented Major 7th)

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

Notes EbGBD
Formula 1 3 ♯5 7
Shapes 1 on this page

Ebmaj7#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, Eb.

5th String Root maj7♯5 x 6 5 4 3 3

Interactive chord diagram

Ebmaj7#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 ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ebmaj7#5

These scales start on Eb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ebmaj7#5 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Ebmaj7#5 chord?
Ebmaj7#5 is Eb, G, B, D: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of Eb.
How do you play Ebmaj7#5 on guitar?
5th String Root maj7♯5: x 6 5 4 3 3 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ebmaj7#5?
Scales on Eb that contain every note of Ebmaj7#5: Eb Lydian Augmented, Eb Ionian #5, Eb Harmonic Major, Eb Double Harmonic Major, Eb Augmented, Eb Bebop Major.

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