Standard
A augmented major seventh · Open position
Amaj7♯5 guitar chord
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A Lydian augmented · Open position
How to play Amaj7♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your little finger on the D string at the 3rd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the high E string at the 1st fret. Let the A string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 0 3 1 2 1 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Amaj7♯5?
Amaj7♯5, A augmented major seventh, is A, C♯, E♯ and G♯: the root (A), the major third (C♯), the augmented fifth (E♯) and the major seventh (G♯). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7.
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Augmented major seventh chords in every key
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Amaj7♯5 on other instruments
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