Amaj7♯5♯11 8-string guitar chord

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8-string · Standard

A Lydian augmented · Open position

F♯BEADGBER3♯5♯117noteAC♯E♯Same note as FAD♯G♯roleR3♯5R♯117fret321011frets 1–3C1C2C3C4C5C6

How to play Amaj7♯5♯11 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the F♯ string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the low B string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the low E string at the 1st fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 1st fret and your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the high B and high E strings.

From the F♯ string 3 2 1 0 1 1 x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Amaj7♯5♯11?

Amaj7♯5♯11, A Lydian augmented, is A, C♯, E♯, G♯ and D♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the augmented fifth (E♯), the major seventh (G♯) and the sharp eleventh (D♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7 ♯11.

Amaj7♯5♯11 on other instruments

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