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Guitar chord · Augmented Major 7th

Abmaj7#5 chord (Ab Augmented Major 7th)

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

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

Abmaj7#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, Ab.

5th String Root maj7♯5 x 11 10 9 8 8

Interactive chord diagram

Abmaj7#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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Questions

What notes are in a Abmaj7#5 chord?
Abmaj7#5 is Ab, C, E, G: the 1, 3, ♯5, 7 of Ab.
How do you play Abmaj7#5 on guitar?
5th String Root maj7♯5: x 11 10 9 8 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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