A♭7♯5 8-string bass chord

How to play A♭7♯5 on 8-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret, your middle finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the A string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Don’t play the B, G, C and F strings.

From the F♯ string 2 x 2 3 2 x x x (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.