A♭7♯5 banjo chord

How to play A♭7♯5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the low D string at the 6th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 5th fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the high D string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 6 5 5 4 (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.