What notes are in a Gmaj7#5 chord?

Gmaj7#5 is G, B, D#, F#: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of G.

How do you play Gmaj7#5 on guitar?

5th String Root maj7♯5: x 10 9 8 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

Guitar chord · Augmented Major 7th

Gmaj7#5 chord (G Augmented Major 7th)

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

Notes GBD#F#

Formula 1 3 ♯5 7

Shapes 1 on this page

Gmaj7#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, G.

5th String Root maj7♯5 x 10 9 8 7 7

Interactive chord diagram

Gmaj7#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 Gmaj7#5

These scales start on G and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Gmaj7#5 is the chord of the moment.

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Gmaj7#5 chord?: Gmaj7#5 is G, B, D#, F#: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of G.
How do you play Gmaj7#5 on guitar?: 5th String Root maj7♯5: x 10 9 8 7 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Gmaj7#5?: Scales on G that contain every note of Gmaj7#5: G Lydian Augmented, G Ionian #5, G Harmonic Major, G Double Harmonic Major, G Augmented, G Bebop Major.

Augmented Major 7th chords in every key

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