A♭7♯5 5-string bass chord

How to play A♭7♯5 on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the B string at the 9th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 9th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 10th fret and your ring finger on the G string at the 9th fret. Don’t play the E string.

From the B string 9 x 9 10 9 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭7♯5?

A♭7♯5, A♭ augmented seventh, is A♭, C, E and G♭: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the augmented fifth (E) and the minor seventh (G♭). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 ♭7.